Bengaluru: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on Wednesday issued notification approving the proposal for establishment of three new medical colleges in Karnataka under Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

According to the notification new medical colleges will be established in three different Districts of the State namely Chikkamagaluru, Haveri and Yadgiri.

Under the scheme the Central and State Governments share 60% and 40% cost respectively of the approved cost of the establishment of medical colleges.

The three colleges in the state have been approved to be established at the cost of Rs. 325 crores each of which Centre will bear Rs. 195 crores while the state will bear the cost of remaining 130 crores for each of the three colleges.

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Jammu (PTI): A mysterious blast occurred in a village in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Monday, officials said.

The blast took place near the main gate of the residence of former sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma at Gawala Talab, some 10 km from the International Border in the Ghagwal sector around 2 am, the officials said.

They said the blast uprooted the gate and a portion of the boundary wall but caused no casualty.

A team of forensic experts visited the site and took samples from the scene to ascertain the cause of the explosion, they said.

Police have registered an FIR, the officials said, adding senior officers are on the scene and further investigation is on.