Following are the top stories from
the southern region at 1900 hours.
MDS1 TN-ENGINE- DERAIL
Tiruchirappalli(TN): The engine of the Karaikudi-Chennai Egmore Pallavan Express derailed here, Southern Railway officials say.
MDS2 KA-POLLS-SIDDARAMAIAH
Bengaluru: Mocking at the Karnataka BJP unit, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath "North Indian imports" in the May 12 election campaign and said it had no leaders in the state.
MDS3 KA-GSAT-LAUNCH POSTPONED
Bengaluru: ISRO has rescheduled the high-profile launch of its advanced communication satellite GSAT-11, the heaviest made in India, from Kourou, French Guiana, for additional technical checks, weeks after its communication satellite with military applications GSAT-6A went missing after a perfect launch.
MDS5 TN-LECTURER
Virudhunagar(TN): A senior faculty member of the Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has been arrested, while a research scholar surrendered before a court in connection with the sexual favours scandal involving a woman college teacher, police say.
MES1 PD-CHILD-ASSAULT
Karaikal(Puducherry): An 11-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her neighbour while playing near his house, in the district, police say.
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