Top stories from the south at 2100

Top stories from the south at 2100 hrs today.

MDS2 KA-JOURNALIST-DAUGHTER

Bengaluru: The daughter of a leading Kannada tabloid editor, who was arrested for allegedly hiring a contract killer to eliminate his journalist colleague, says her father was "not guilty" and would come out of the case "safely".

MDS5 KL-NAVY-SEARCH

Kochi: The Indian naval ships engaged in search and rescue mission in the aftermath of Cyclone Ockhi are continuing their operations in the high seas, searching area till the Maldives, says a defence spokesman.

MDS6 TN-BYPOLL-OFFICER

Chennai: Returning Officer for R K Nagar constituency, K Velusamy, transferred and in his place, an IAS official, Praveen P Nair appointed.