Amid the rising dengue cases in the state, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil on Thursday paid visit to GIMS hospital to take stock of the dengue situation.
He said, "I had written to the government of India and even the National Medical College. (NMC). We are requesting an increase of 15 percent in seats in the common medical colleges for the NRI quota for the self-sustainability of the colleges."
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and his son Priyank Kharge cast their votes at a polling station in Gundugurthi village in Kalaburagi for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday.
Amidst the ongoing polls, Chittapur MLA and State Minister for IT/BT and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Priyank Kharge expressed confidence in the Congress' win and said that people are disappointed with the BJP and this time, they will vote for progress.
BJP candidate Dr Umesh Jadhav showed an indelible ink mark on his finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Kalaburagi on Tuesday and expressed confidence in the party of securing more than 400 votes in the country.
Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna was taken into custody by Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials on Saturday in connection with a kidnapping case registered by the KR Nagar police in Mysuru involving the survivor of a sexual assault allegedly by his son, Hassan JD(S) MP, Prajwal R
Leading a door-to-door campaign in support of the party's candidate for the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency, Umesh Jadhav, BJP MLA Basanagouda R Patil on Sunday said the ruling party at the Cenrtre was seeking public support and votes on the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over t
With the arrival of summer, the temperature is soaring in southern India. On Sunday, the temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius in Karnataka's Kalaburagi.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Thursday lashed out at the Kalaburagi MP Umesh G Jadhav and said that he has received a threat letter saying that the Dalits must not indulge in politics.
The election in-charge, co-in-charges and core committee members of the Janata Dal (Secular) JDS expressed their displeasure over the announcement of the candidates of twenty Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka by BJP, said the party statement on Monday.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his election campaign from Kharge's home district Kalaburagi.