Top stories from the southern region at 1700 HRS.
MDS1 KL-IS-YOUTH
Thiruvananthapuram: A man from Kerala, suspected to have joined terror outfit Islamic State (IS), has reportedly been killed in Afghanistan.
MDS2 TN-ASSEMBLY-CATTLETRADE
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami informs the Assembly that court rulings on the Centre's ban on cattle sale for slaughter at animal markets would be followed; Declines to accept the opposition demand for passing a resolution against the new rules.
BOM3 TL-PREZ-CPI
Hyderabad: A "secular" candidate is the need of the hour for the president's post and opposition parties would "certainly" field a nominee, CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy says.
MES2 PD-BEDI-AIADMK
Puducherry: Opposition AIADMK (Amma) in the union territory urges the Home Ministry to intervene immediately to end the ongoing tussle between Lt Governor Kiran Bedi and the Congress government over a host of issues.
BES5 TL-WI-FI-PUBLIC PLACES
Hyderabad: The Telangana government launches 'Hyderabad City Wi-Fi' project, providing the wireless networking technology at over 1,000 public places.
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