Kasargod: An eight-year old girl on her way back home after completing her Madrasa classes, died on Sunday morning after she was run over by a bus here at Kumble Arikady state highway here.

The deceased girl has been identified as Alhan (8), a student of second grade in a local Madrasa here.

Alhan reportedly died on the spot when she was hit by a KSRTC bus while crossing the road on her way back home from Madrasa. 

Kumble police have registered a case in this regard.

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Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, admitted to a hospital here with dehydration, was discharged on Wednesday morning, with doctors saying he is doing fine.

The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on Sunday following complaints of dehydration.

"He is doing well. He has been given discharge, and he has already left for Mumbai. He has been advised to take rest for the next couple of days before resuming his normal routine," said Dr Purvez Grant, the chief cardiologist, chairman and managing trustee of the private hospital.

Earlier, the former Union minister was admitted to the same hospital on February 9 following a chest infection and was discharged on February 14.