Kalaburagi, Aug. 15 -- Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday hoisted the National flag at DAR Police ground in Kalaburagi on the 80th Independence Day, according to the Kalaburagi Information and Public Relations Department.

Earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar attended the Independence Day celebrations held at the Congress office in Bengaluru. KPCC President BK Hariprasad hoisted the national flag there on the occasion.

Speaking during the event, Shivakumar announced a new initiative called "Vidyarthi Sahayahasta" aimed at expanding access to professional education for students from rural government schools.

He said that under the scheme, students who have studied in rural government schools from Class I to Cla...