Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was present at the inauguration of the 10.7-km signal-free elevated corridor named after former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, opened to the public in Bengaluru on 27 June 2026 on the occasion of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti. (Photo: NationPress/X/@DKShivakumar)
The 10.7-km signal-free elevated corridor in Bengaluru, named in honour of former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, was formally opened to the public by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on 27 June 2026, coinciding with the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti observances. (Photo: NationPress/X/@DKShivakumar)
D.K. Shivakumar inaugurated and dedicated the 10.7-km signal-free elevated corridor — named after former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna — to the residents of Bengaluru on 27 June 2026, marking the occasion of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti. (Photo: NationPress/X/@DKShivakumar)
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar addressed the 517th Jayanti of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda — the 16th-century chieftain credited with founding Bengaluru — at Hoysala Sports Ground in Yelahanka, Bengaluru on 27 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMofKarnataka)
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar paid tribute to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at the 517th Jayanti event held at Hoysala Sports Ground, Yelahanka on 27 June 2026, honouring the founder of Bengaluru with a state-level cultural commemoration. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMofKarnataka)
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar participated in the 517th Jayanti celebrations of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at Hoysala Sports Ground in Yelahanka, Bengaluru on 27 June 2026, joining thousands in commemorating the city's legendary founder. (Photo: NationPress/X/@CMofKarnataka)