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Four people sitting on a road divider were crushed to death by a speeding truck in this Karnataka district.

Karnataka Police on Saturday arrested three persons regarding tearing up of a banner during the Eid Milad procession

The mild earthquake occurred at 1.38 a.m. with the tremors being felt in Inapura and surrounding villages in Vijayapura district.

"The government order to treat everyone equally is a welcome move, and that's why we came here in saffron stoles in support of our brother and sisters," said one of the students who came to the college wearing saffron stoles.

Yediyurappa said heavy rains and floods have caused inundation in several villages in Kalaburagi and Vijayapura districts, damaging crops and houses.

A total of 111 villages in four districts have been affected by the floods, caused by heavy rains and water released by the dams in neighbouring Maharashtra.