{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_unrg5o6mc3xgczfu6eda","title":"Kerala Police want women cops to be part of all armed battalions","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/kerala-police-want-women-cops-to-be-part-of-all-armed-battalions-unrg5o6mc3","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_unrg5o6mc3xgczfu6eda","seq":807514,"kind":"article","title":"Kerala Police want women cops to be part of all armed battalions","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Sep/30/kerala-police-want-women-cops-to-be-part-of-all-armed-battalions","summary":"THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Set to bring in a revolutionary change in the functioning of the force, the police headquarters will move a proposal before the state government seeking permission to convert armed police battalions, which have been functioning as an exclusive male domain, into mixed units by inducting women cops. Though the proposal is part of efforts to restore gender parity and enhance organisational might, it embodies a humane aspect as well. While the male personnel…","published":"2026-09-30T02:09:23Z","seen":"2026-09-30T02:36:51Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","name":"newindianexpress.com","domain":"newindianexpress.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1955025","name":"The New Indian Express","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","topics":["kerala"],"entities":[{"id":"Q17064579","name":"Kerala Police","type":"org"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2025-06-26/qs75wk8q/Police-Express.jpg?w=280","story":"st_unrg5o6mc3xgczfu6eda","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5299999713897705,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20999999344348907,"political":0.3400000035762787}]}