CM D K Shivakumar to visit Udupi, Mangaluru on October 15 for Dasara events

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Oct 14, 2026: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will visit Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Thursday, October 15, to attend a felicitation programme, inaugurate the Women’s Dasara celebrations at Uchila and participate in the Mangaluru Dasara 2026 Navaratri festivities at Kudroli.

According to the official tour schedule released by B S Sridhar, Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister, Shivakumar will depart from HAL Airport in Bengaluru at 3 pm on a special flight (VT-SNP) and arrive at Mangaluru International Airport in Bajpe at 4 pm.

He will leave the airport by road at 4.10 pm and reach Mahalakshmi Nagar in Uchila, Kaup taluk, Udupi district, at 4.40 pm.

At Uchila, the Chief Minister will attend a felicitation programme and inaugurate the Women’s Dasara celebrations organised in association with the Sri Mahalakshmi Temple, Sri Kshetra Uchila. The event will be held at Mahalakshmi Nagar.

After the programme, Shivakumar is scheduled to leave Uchila at 6 pm and reach Kudroli in Mangaluru at around 6.30 pm.

At Kudroli, he will participate in the Mangaluru Dasara 2026 Navaratri Mahotsava organised by the Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, one of the main venues for the city’s annual Dasara celebrations.

Following the programme, the Chief Minister will leave Kudroli at 8 pm and proceed to Mangaluru International Airport, reaching there at 8.15 pm.

He is scheduled to depart for Bengaluru on the special flight at 8.30 pm and arrive at HAL Airport at 9.30 pm, according to the itinerary.

The visit will see the Chief Minister participate in two major festive events in the coastal region, beginning with the Women’s Dasara celebrations at Uchila before joining the Navaratri festivities at Kudroli in Mangaluru.