President Mukherjee to visit Karnataka on Tuesday

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Karnataka on December 22 and 23 from Secunderabad where he is on his southern sojourn.

On Tuesday, the President will attend the 2nd convocation of Central University of Karnataka on December 22, 2015 at Gulbarga.

On the same day, he will inaugurate the Magneto Encephalography Equipment and renovated heritage building of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore. He will also dedicate NIMHANS to the nation as an Institute of national importance.

On December 23, Wednesday, the President will attend the 150th Anniversary of Bishop Cotton Boys' School and lay the foundation stone of the State Cancer Institute at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. The President will return to Secunderabad the same day.

On Thursday, the President will also visit Andhra Pradesh to inaugurate the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's Veda-Patasala at Ai Bhimavaram.

On December 27, the President will deliver the inaugural address at the Indian Economic Association's Annual Conference at Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad.

On the same day, he will attend the Purnahuthi of Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagam being organized by the Telangana Chief Minister Shri K. Chandrashekar Rao, in his personal capacity at Erravelli village in Medak, Telangana for 'Lok Kalyanam' (universal prosperity) and 'Vishwa Shanthi' (universal peace).