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K'taka Govt convenes meeting of Medical Education Dept

Raichur, Karnataka, Mar 10 (UNI) The Karnataka Government has decided to convene a high-level meeting of the Department of Medical Education in Bangalore on March 15 to discuss the steps to be taken to start the proposed six Government medical colleges from the next academic year.

Informing this to newspersons after inspecting work on the Government medical college building here last evening, State Sports and Youth Services Minister Hanumanthappa Alkod said the Government had released funds for buildings and other infrastructure for the colleges in Belgaum, Mandya, Bidar, Raichur, Hassan and Shimoga.

He said there was a proposal to bring the physical instructors in Government schools and colleges, currently attached to the Education department, under the Department of Sports and Youth Services. A decision on this would be taken soon by the Cabinet, he added.

Earlier, Mr Alkod inspected the district civil hospital and discussed with the district surgeons about upgrading the hospital.

He also inspected the Rajiv Gandhi super-speciality hospital here.

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Convicts tryst with suicide

Pondicherry, Mar 10 (UNI) Three convicts at the Central prison here today attempted to commit suicide for the second time. According to police Bhaskaran(19), Pasupathy (29) and Babu (24) consumed washing soda last evening and began vomitting. They were brought to the government general hospital. After treatment they were taken back to the jail. This morning, the trio consumed some shampoo and were admitted to the hospital again. The reported refusal of the jail authorities.....

Stay on Salman's one year sentence

Jodhpur, Mar 10 (UNI) A local court here has stayed the sentence of one year imprisonment awarded to actor Salman Khan in the black buck killing case. Acting District and Sessions Magistrate Yashpal Choudhury while admitting Salman's appeal against the sentence yesterday, has stayed the sentence. The next hearing will be held on April 12. Chief Judicial Magistrate Brijendra Kumar Jain had sentenced Salman to one year imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 5000 on.....

VAT to be introduced in Jharkhand from April

Ranchi, Mar 10 (UNI) Finance Minister Ragubor Das today announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) would be introduced in Jharkhand from April one. Presenting the budget for 2006-07 in the assembly, he also said businessmen having annual turnover of up to Rs 50,000 lakhs would enjoy optional process of tax returns. He also announced that Jharkhand would be developed as a herbal state. In all 20 of the 22 districts were earlier brought under national rural.....
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