Following are the top stories from the southern region at 1800 HRS
MDS3 TN-JAYA-LD DEEPA
Chennai: Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa at the centre of a drama that unfolded at the late Chief minister's Poes Garden residence as she alleges that she was manhandled by security guards there and prevented from entering the premises.
MDS5 BIZ-TN-GST
Chennai: Tamil Nadu government says it will introduce the GST bill in the state Assembly in the session starting June 14.
MDS6 TN-POL-DHINAKARAN
Chennai: A senior functionary in AIADMK's Puratchi Thalaivi camp, led by O Panneerselvam, meets the party's Amma faction leader T T V Dhinakaran, calling him a "strong leader" who could strengthen the party.
MDS7 KL-LD FISHERMEN
Kochi: Two Indian fishermen killed and 11 others injured after a Panama registered cargo ship hitstheir fishing boat early today off Kochi coast.
MES1 TN-FLIGHT-SNAG
Chennai: A city-bound Malaysian carrier flight with 141 passengers makes an emergency landing at the airport here following a technical 'snag'.
MES3 KLCHILDREN-AMBASSADORS
Thiruvananthapuram: A group of differently-abled children, specially trained in magic, to become brand ambassadors of an ambitious empowerment programme of the Kerala government.
MES4 KA-PLASTICRICE
Mangaluru: Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader terms as "mere rumours," reports of "plastic" rice and "Synthetic" eggs available in the market; says no such case has been reported so far in the state.
MES5 TN-LANKA-STALIN
Chennai: DMK Working President and Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader M K Stalin seeks the intervention of a UN Human Rights organisation to "protect" the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils living in the island nation.
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