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Officer hoists national flag twice in Belagavi district due to glitch

Kalagouda Patil, Tahsildar, hoisted the national flag at Gadad Maradi gate in Saundatti

Officer hoists national flag twice in Belagavi district due to glitch

On August 15, in Saundatti, Belagavi district of Karnataka, a national flag incident occurred during Independence Day celebrations. Tahsildar Kalagouda Patil was tasked with hoisting the flag at Gadad Maradi gate in the morning as he began addressing the gathering. However, an unfortunate glitch caused the flag to descend slowly. Officials attempted to rectify the issue by pulling on the rope. Realizing the problem, Mr. Patil halted his speech and promptly hoisted the flag again.

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