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Any failure to clear encroachments within a week will attract action from the police and courts. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has ordered that all permanent, semi-permanent, and other encroachments be removed within a week from Pipeline Road since they obstruct free and safe movement of pedestrians and motorists. This…
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The prestigious medals to recognise the contributions of law enforcement personnel are awarded annually on the occasion of Independence Day. | Photo Credit: PTI Twenty-one CBI personnel were awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service and Medal for Meritorious Service this year. The prestigious medals to recognise the contributions of law enforcement personnel are awarded…
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British academic and former former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday in 2012. | Photo Credit: PA via AP British academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead on Friday (August 14, 2026), U.K. media outlets reported. Arday, 41, died…
The death of wild boars in Vorkady panchayat on the Kasaragod-Dakshina Kannada border has raised concerns, with the carcasses of at least 10 animals reportedly found in different parts of the panchayat over the past two weeks. Locals suspect that the actual number of deaths could be higher, with two more carcasses, including that of…
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Three policemen attached to the Kalamassery station have been suspended for allegedly taking around ₹1 lakh from a scrap dealer during an investigation. The officers facing disciplinary action are sub-inspectors Sebastian Chacko and Shameer and civil police officer Jijo. Sources with the Kochi City police said action against the officers was initiated following allegations of…
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A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) event meant to commemorate the horrors of Partition turned into an unexpected display of the party’s internal fault lines in Gurugram on Friday, with Union Minister of State for Planning and MP Rao Inderjit Singh publicly objecting to the programme being projected as a “community-specific” event and questioning why local leaders had not been invited. The State-level Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas programme…
Water Metro ferries now terminate their trips at the Chittetukara terminal in Kakkanad. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO With IT professionals and others seeking steps to extend Water Metro services to Infopark Phase-2 and the proposed Smart City, demand is rife to raise the height of the Brahmapuram bridge and to dismantle a temporary bund…
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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths on Thursday arrested a 23-year-old rowdy-sheeter under the Goonda Act for allegedly being involved in activities disturbing law and order and creating fear among the public. The accused, Vijay S., a rowdy-sheeter in the limits of the Kalasipalya and Siddapura Police Stations, was arrested by the CCB Organised Crime…
A 32-year-old man and his wife were found dead at their house under suspicious circumstances in northwest Bengaluru’s Rajagopalnagar on Friday, police said. The deceased have been identified as Sumanth Jain, a native of Dakshina Kannada, and his 28-year-old wife, Padmavathi. The couple had been married for over three years and had been residing in…
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The plan was approved by the urban body on August 12 and sent to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for clearance. | Photo Credit: file photo Increasing the floor area ratio (FAR) for in situ slum rehabilitation, reducing the minimum plot size for transit-oriented development (TOD) and taking a more proactive role in…
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