<p>The state government will come out with an official notification on Friday renaming 12 cities, including Bangalore and Belgaum.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in Bangalore on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said while the notification would be issued on Friday, he will make a formal announcement that the new names have come into effect at the official function to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1.<br /><br />Bangalore’s new name will be Bengaluru while Belgaum will be renamed Belagavi, Mangalore will be Mangaluru, and Mysore will become Mysuru in official records. <br /><br />The new names of other cities are: Ballari for Bellary, Hubballi (Hubli), Tumakuru (Tumkur), Vijapura (Bijapur), Chikkamagaluru (Chikmagalur), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hosapete (Hospet) and Shivamogga (Shimoga).<br /><br />The tryst with rechristening began in 2006, on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the formation of Karnataka, when the then JD(S)-BJP coalition government announced the shunning of anglicised names of Bangalore, Belgaum and 10 other cities.</p>
<p>The state government will come out with an official notification on Friday renaming 12 cities, including Bangalore and Belgaum.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Speaking to reporters in Bangalore on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said while the notification would be issued on Friday, he will make a formal announcement that the new names have come into effect at the official function to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava on November 1.<br /><br />Bangalore’s new name will be Bengaluru while Belgaum will be renamed Belagavi, Mangalore will be Mangaluru, and Mysore will become Mysuru in official records. <br /><br />The new names of other cities are: Ballari for Bellary, Hubballi (Hubli), Tumakuru (Tumkur), Vijapura (Bijapur), Chikkamagaluru (Chikmagalur), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hosapete (Hospet) and Shivamogga (Shimoga).<br /><br />The tryst with rechristening began in 2006, on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the formation of Karnataka, when the then JD(S)-BJP coalition government announced the shunning of anglicised names of Bangalore, Belgaum and 10 other cities.</p>
