Discussion on Karnataka Cabinet expansion inconclusive, talks to continue Friday: Yediyurappa
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New Delhi, Jan 30: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said discussions on Cabinet expansion with the BJP central leadership remained inconclusive and will be finalised on Friday after another round of talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Yediyurappa met BJP national president J P Nadda as well as Shah here to discuss the much-awaited Cabinet expansion.
"I discussed about it (Cabinet expansion) with Amit Shah briefly. Another round of talks will be held on Friday morning," Yediyurappa told reporters after the meeting.
He said there won't be any additional deputy chief ministers and most likely, the list will be finalised on Friday.
The chief minister also met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and discussed about development issues related to Karnataka.
As the chief minister has already made it clear that 11 of the disqualified JDS-Congress MLAs who got re-elected in the bypolls on BJP tickets will be made ministers, lobbying has been on in the party for the remaining ministerial berths.
Currently, there are 18 ministers, including the chief minister, in the cabinet that has a sanctioned strength of 34. Sixteen berths are vacant.
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Three private doctors arrested in illegal scanning case involving 31 minor pregnant girls in KR Pet
Mandya: Police on Tuesday arrested three private doctors in connection with a case involving alleged illegal scanning of 31 minor pregnant girls at a private diagnostic centre in KR Pet. The accused were later remanded to judicial custody.
The arrested doctors have been identified as Dr. Divyachetan of Chetana Maternity Centre, Dr. Harshit of Navi Diagnostic Centre, and Dr. Harish of Kushal Diagnostic Centre.
Police said Priyanka, a gynaecologist attached to a government hospital, is absconding and efforts are under way to trace her.
The case came to light after Karnataka Lokayukta Police recently conducted raids, during which illegal sex determination tests on minor pregnant girls were allegedly detected at two diagnostic centres in KR Pet town.
Following the raids, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Mohan, Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development Department P.S. Asha, and District Child Protection Officer Rashmi inspected several diagnostic centres and filed cases at KR Pet Town and Rural police stations.
According to the allegations, Navi Diagnostic Centre conducted scans on 24 minor pregnant girls, including 19 cases in 2024 and five in 2025. Kushal Diagnostic Centre is accused of conducting scans on seven minor pregnant girls.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Kumar has directed taluk vigilance committees to inspect all 63 ultrasound scanning centres in the district and submit reports within 10 days.
Officials said the Tahsildar of each taluk has been appointed chairperson of the respective committee.
