Chennai, Dec 7 (PTI) Following are the top storiesChennai, Dec 7 (PTI) Following are the top storiesfrom the south at 2130 hrs.
MDS5 KA-MINISTER-CASEBengaluru: Case registered against Union MinisterAnanthkumar Hegde for allegedly using derogatory words againstChief Minister Siddaramaiah in a speech at Kittur in Belagavidistrict recently.
MDS6 KA-SUNNYLEONE-PROTESTBengaluru: A pro-Kannada organisation takes out amarch here today, in protest against Bollywood actressSunny Leone's scheduled visit to the city on December 31 for aNew Year's Eve show, saying it would be an "assault" on thecity's culture.
MDS7 TN-BYPOLL-AIADMKChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami andhis deputy O Panneerselvam launches campaign for December 21by-election to the prestigious R K Nagar assemblyconstituency, seen as an acid test for the ruling AIADMK.
MDS8 KL-CYCLONE-PROTESTThiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (PTI) Hundreds of fisherfolkstages a rail roko at Kuzhithurai railway station onthe Kerala-Tamil Nadu border demanding steps to trace morethan 1000 fishermen reportedly missing after they put to seafrom Kanyakumari.
MDS9 KL-CYCLONE-GANDHIThiruvananthapuramm, Dec 7 (PTI) Congress leader RahulGandhi to visit cyclone 'Ockhi' hit areas in the city onDecember 14.
MDS10 KL-CYCLONE-LD TOllThiruvanathapuram: Three bodies recovered today offthe Kerala coast, taking the death toll due to Cyclone Ockhito 36; defence sources say search and rescue operations willbe extended to International waters around Maldives.
MDS11 TN-BYPOLL-WITHDRWALChennai, Dec 7 (PTI) A fierce contest is on the cardsfor the December 21 RK Nagar bypoll with 59 candidates,including those of ruling AIADMK, DMK and BJP besidessidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran, left in the fray at close ofwithdrawal of nominations today.
MDS14 TN-CYCLONE-GOVERNORKanyakumari (TN): Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit assures families of missing fishermen in the districtthat steps would be taken to trace all those missing aftercyclone 'Ockhi' hit the state coast.
MDS15 KL-KURIEN-BHARATRATNAThiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government requestsCentre to nominate late Verghese Kurien, the father of thewhite revolution, for Bharat Ratna. PTI BNBN.
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