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Mangaluru, Sep 11: A schoolgirl lost her life when a motorbike knocked her down while she was crossing the road at Paladka of Aletti village near Aranthodu in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada.

Bengaluru, July 10: In a major show of strength, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka on Saturday organised a programme celebrating three years of the party's rule in the state, at Doddaballapura in Bengaluru Rural district.

Udupi, Sept 9: A teenage college student dejected on not securing expected marks in NEET reportedly ended his life by jumping into the river near Herikudru bridge on Kundapur-Byndoor highway on Thursday, September 8.

Mangaluru, Sept 9: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and senior corporator Jayanand Anchan, was on Friday, September 9, elected the mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation. Poornima, a corporator from the BJP representing the Central Market ward, was elected as the deputy mayor.

New Delhi, Sept 8: It is "not very fair" to compare the practices in Sikhism as they are well engrained in the culture of the country, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while asking the petitioners in the Karnataka Hijab ban matter not to draw a parallel between Muslim and Sikh religious practices.

Like the state capital Bengaluru, torrential rains have caused havoc in different parts of Karnataka, with overflowing rivulets and floods affecting normal life, and causing damage to life and properties.

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Sept 8: Authorities are worried in Bengaluru, as rains are lashing the tech corridor areas of the city since early morning on Thursday. Sarjapur Road and Marathahalli stretches have started to receive rains. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of rainfall till September 11 in Bengaluru.

Mangaluru, Sep 8: A team of the National Investigation Agency today morning raided the house of Social Democratic Party of India leader Riyaz Farangipete at Parlia in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

Bengaluru South Lok Sabha member Tejasvi Surya was trolled and criticised by a section of social media users accusing him of relishing dosa and promoting an eatery in his constituency, when many parts of the city have been reeling under torrential rains and floods.

Bengaluru, Sept 8: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restored a private complaint against former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, B S Yediyurappa and his family members, accusing them of 'taking bribe' for awarding government contracts.