Seven new paramedical colleges okayed

The state Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of seven paramedical institutions in different districts.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra told reporters after the Cabinet meeting that the government has approved allotment of 320 seats to these institutions.

The institutions are: Lakshmi Paramedical College, Bengaluru; Mangala Paramedical College, Mangaluru; Netra Paramedical College, Udupi; Nijalingappa Medical College, Hangal; Gautham Paramedical College, Bengaluru; Oxford College, Bengaluru; and HCG Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru.

The Cabinet also gave its approval for the purchase of 50 buses and 200 Hoysala/Garuda vehicles for the police at a cost of Rs 14.31 crore, he said.

Administrative approval has been given for construction of a Rs18-crore rail-over-bridge between Jumnal and Vijayapura stations. Other decisions taken include appointing retired officer B Chalapathy as the CM’s special officer; appointing retired judge Justice A V Chandrashekara as judicial member of the Administrative Tribunal; to dismiss  K Ramashetty, Adult Education Officer, Shivamogga, as per the Upa Lokayuta recommendation, for accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000; to impose a penalty of compulsory retirement on Dr Praveen Sumbad, the then medical officer, PHC, Yadgir, for accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 and to defer Lokayukta recommendation and exonerate Inspector C Balakrishna.