Pic: Transport minister Ramlingareddy tries his hands at a tennis court as he inaugurates the Dharwad Cup-2025 State level tennis tournament at Rajadhyaksha Pavilion in Dharwad on Friday. Labour Minister Santosh Lad and chief whip in the council Saleem Ahmed look onDharwad: Labour minister Santosh Lad who is also the in-charge of Dharwad district, assured all help to promote sports activities and infrastructure in Dharwad.Inaugurating the Dharwad Cup-2025 State Level Open Tennis tournament organised by Dharwad District Lawn Tennis Association at Rajadhyaksha Pavilion here on Friday, he said after Bengaluru, Dharwad is developing as a major tennis hub in Karnataka and all help will be rendered to encourage other sports also. Hubballi-Dharwad West MLA Arvind Bellad appealed to the minister to take initiative to develop the century-old Dharwad Gymkhana which has been languishing for decades with dilapidated infrastructure and neglect by the management headed by the deputy commissioner and other senior govt officers.Transport minister Ramlinga Reddy, mayor Jyothi Patil and others were present. DDLTA secretary Santosh Shetty welcomed the gathering.
