: Top stories from Southern region at 1700 hrs today.

: Top stories from Southern region at 1700 hrs today.

MDS7 TN-KALAM LD MODI

Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to work together to fulfil former president A P J Abdul Kalam's dream of seeing a developed India by 2022 when it celebrates its 75th Independence. By S Singan

MDS8 TN-MODI-JAYA

Rameswaram: Invoking the legacy of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says her absence dearly felt during the inauguration of the national memorial for former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

MDS5 KA-DHARAM SINGH

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh dies of a massive heart attack at a privatehospital, doctors say.
 

BOM3 TL-DRUGS-PROBE

Hyderabad: Actor Mumaith Khan appears before the special investigation team (SIT), which has been questioning several Telugu film personalities in connection with its probe into the drug racket busted in the state.

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Hyderabad: Expressing shock over the political developments in Bihar, the Communist Party of India says Nitish Kumar should have waited till the court verdict on corruption charges against Tejashwi Yadav.

MES1 TN-DESILTING-STALIN

Coimbatore: DMK leader M K Stalin was today arrested at Kaniyur near the city on grounds of "law and order," when he attempted to proceed to Salem to oversee the desilting work of a lake, over which his party men and AIADMK (Amma) workers had clashed.

MES2 TN-KALAM-RAMESWARAM-MODI

Rameswaram (TN): Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes this holy island as a "spiritual light house", which shows the way for thousands of pilgrims who throng it.