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Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today hailed the Indian Army's plan to induct women personnel in the military police. "It is a great move towards #womenempoweredindianarmy," he said in a Facebook post. He also expressed hope to see a fair representation in the force with more women Jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers in combat duties also in future.

Kasaragod, Sept 9: As many as 23 BJP-RSS sympathisers and eight DYFI activists have been arrested in connection with the sporadic violence that followed a public meeting organised by the pro-CPI(M) youth outfit in the BJP stronghold of Kottapara on Independence Day on August 15. According to police sources, 12 BJP workers from Mavungal in the Hosdurg police station limits and another 11 from

Mangaluru, Sept 9: A J Hospital & Research Centre is a major referral centre in Mangaluru and the surrounding districts. A J Hospital has performed complex Cardio Thoracic and Vascular surgeries with excellent results. A J Hospital has achieved many a milestones by conducting various rare surgeries and procedures. A 48 years old woman was suffering from cough and fever since 6 months. She was

New Delhi, Sept 9: As the RSS-BJP came under attack in case of the gruesome murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Karnataka, the saffron party on Friday hit back at the Opposition, calling into question the role of the Congress government in the state. Another Sangh Parivar constituent, the VHP, asked for a CBI probe in the matter, expressing suspicion that the murder could be a Congress

Udupi, Sept 9: With an intention to decongest roads in Udupi the district administration has provided designated areas for street vendors who are now barred from selling their products by the side of the road. Besides, as many as 289 vendors have also been provided identity cards. G Anuradha, Additional Deputy Commissioner, said this after inaugurating a one-day workshop on Deendayal Antyodaya

New Delhi, Sept 9: The BJP is set to exploit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image in Karnataka Assembly polls, as the party is planning to have his public meetings in seven different regions ahead of the elections early next year. The BJP is conceptualising a high-voltage campaign strategy that will be built around its twin mascots -- Modi and chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa. The dates

Mangaluru, Sep 9: A first information report (FIR) was registered against Dakshina Kannada MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, for obstructing a government officer from doing his duty. During the BJP’s ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ on Thursday, Kateel had lambasted Mangaluru East Police Inspector Maruthi G Nayak for registering cases against those detained during the rally. He also threatened to issue a shutdown call if

Bengaluru, Sep 9: The 7.65 mm country-made pistol which was used to kill journalist Gauri Lankesh, is easily available in the illegal market and is cheaper than a smartphone. According to an SIT official, when a bullet is fired from a pistol, it carries abrasions on its surface called "striation marks". These marks are unique, like fingerprints. If the bullet fired at Gauri matches with bullets

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Veteran Kannada actor, producer and singer Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (78), popular known as R.N. Sudarshan, breathed his last on Friday at a private hospital. He is survived by his wife actor Shylashree. He had been ailing from kidney-related problems for sometime now. Fourth son of R. Nagendra Rao, one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema, Sudarshan has worked in over 250

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Three persons were killed on the spot and one was washed away in heavy rain that uprooted hundreds of trees and several electric poles in the city on Friday. Ramesh (42), wife Bharathi (38) and Bharathi’s brother Jagadish (46) — all residents of Summanhalli and natives of Hoskote, Bengaluru Rural district — were killed on the spot when a huge eucalyptus tree came crashing down