Government plans super specialty hospital in Karwar: Min. Sharan Prakash Patil

Vartha Bharati | 06-03-2025 | 20:56:00 IST

Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has reviewed the feasibility of establishing a super specialty hospital in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, and steps will be taken to commence the project after obtaining approval from the Finance Department, said Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil in the Assembly on Thursday.

Responding to a question from BJP MLA Dinakarshetty during the Question Hour, the minister stated that the government has already established super specialty hospitals in Mysuru, Kalaburagi, and Belagavi, offering free treatment for the poor. Expanding such facilities across the state is a key government policy, he added.

A meeting with district MLAs will be convened to finalize the proposal for the Karwar super specialty hospital. However, the minister clarified that it would not be feasible to establish a similar facility in Kumta.

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Rajasthan: ACB court sends former IAS Subodh Agarwal to 2-day police remand in JJM scam

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

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Jaipur (PTI): Retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 960-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, was produced before an ACB court on Monday, which sent him to two days' police remand.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought a three-day remand for further questioning in the matter, but the court granted two days' custody.

The order was passed by the ACB Court-1.

A team from the ACB arrested Agarwal on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission corruption case.

He was sent to a three-day police remand on Friday. On completion of the remand period, the ACB produced him in court.

Agarwal was serving as the additional chief secretary of the public health engineering department when the alleged scam took place.

Some firms had allegedly secured tenders by submitting forged completion certificates in connivance with officers. Last month, the ACB arrested nine persons, including senior engineers and retired officials, in connection with the scam. Earlier, the ACB had arrested contractors.