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Padmavati Krishnagouda Patil, wife of former Congress leader late K H Patil, passed away at a private hospital in Hubballi on Monday evening. She was 88, and is survived by two sons — Congress MLA h k patil and Prahladgouda Patil.

Congress leader h k patil feels that the BJP high command, by not being able to take the resignation of chief minister B S Yeddyurappa over the allegations of land denotifications, has proved to be ineffective.

Congress leader h k patil has demanded the resignation of higher education minister V S Acharya and spokesman Dhananjay Kumar for "allegedly" influencingLokayukta Santosh Hegde.

Though arriving late on the scene, the Congress has decided to lend support to the Gadag bandh on July 15, to protest acquisition of land for Posco project.

Will Congress leader h k patil emerge as the wild entrant into the fray for elections to legislative council from Dharwad local authorities' constituency? This is the question making rounds in political circles in the region.

Congress leader and former minister h k patil has urged the government to drop its plan to acquire farmers' land in Halligudi for Posco steel plant.

HUBLI: Given his stature, Congress strongman of the region H.K. Patil should have a smooth sail in the forthcoming Legislative Council election, as moves are afoot to work out a mutually beneficial strategy between the Congress and Janata Dal.

SIRSI: The West Flow River Irrigation Study Commitee of Uttara Kannada district submitted its report to Karnataka minister for Large Scale Irrigation H.K. Patil here recently.

The opposition leader in the legislative council, h k patil, presented a memorandum to governor Rameshwar Thakur, urging him to hold the CET examination over two days instead of one.

BANGALORE: Water Resources Minister H.K. Patil is among the Congress candidates shortlisted for the four Legislative Council seats -- two each from graduates' and teachers' constituencies -- which are set to fall vacant in June, 2002.

DHARWAD: While Karnataka Water Resources Minister H.K. Patil who is seeking fourth term as MLC from the West Graduates constituency is facing opposition from a section of his own partymen, support is forthcoming from unexpected quarters.

Will the BJP, which has wrested the seat from West Graduates' constituency, a strong bastion of Congress leader h k patil, succeed in taking over West Teachers' constituency too? This is the question doing the rounds in the political circles in north Karnataka.

A major drinking water crisis looms large over the state, with many districts already dependent on tanker water supply.With poor rainfall in the state for the past three years, most water sources are going dry.

GADAG: Drought relief works have already started and there is no problem of funds for drought relief works.

DHARWAD: The two factions of Janata Dal have decided not to field their candidates against Karnataka Water Resources minister H.K. Patil in the elections to legislative council from West Graduates' Constituency to be held in June 2002, Dal leader Basavaraj Horatti said here on Monday.

Reminding GenY of the promise they hold for India's future, RDPR minister h k patil on Monday exhorted them to use their talent for India's development.

Former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday asked AICC general secretary h k patil, who is in-charge of Maharashtra, to take stern disciplinary action against seven Congress legislators who cross-voted in the election to the legislative council on June 20.

Karnataka where the gram panchayat elections are being held in peak summer with voters on long summer vacation, the turnout is expected to be poor.

Students of an 87-year-old teacher, who has dedicated his life to poor students in Gadag, will felicitate their guru by publishing two books on him and unveiling a statue on Sunday.

A day after Congress minister Ashok Chavan’s comments against Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, AICC secretary h k patil, also in-charge of Maharashtra, endorsed his views.

Rural development and panchayati raj minister h k patil inaugurated the new 1.5 tesla MRI machine installed at KMC, Manipal here on Monday.

The members of Gadag district Congress held a protest and staged a gherao in front of the DC’s office on Thursday, alleging that the state government has failed to tackle the severe drought condition in the state.

Rural development and panchayat raj minister h k patil has called for administrative reforms that includes upggrading of the directorate for NREGA to the commissionerate.

Politics is speaking in codes. Take this: Union territory is meeting West End. Or, Bus Stand is talking to South End.

In a big blow to Congress ahead of Kerala assembly polls, senior leader PC Chacko on Wednesday resigned from the party on Wednesday. Chacko is a former Member of Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. Addressing a press conference, Chacko said he has sent his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

HUBLI: A dark horse -- an absolute dark horse, at that -- is set to challenge the might of the region's strongman H.K. Patil in the forthcoming elections to the Legislative Council from the West Graduates' Constituency.