: Highlights from the Southern

: Highlights from the Southern region at 1700 hrs.

MDS2 TN LD SEER

Kancheepuram(TN): Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt, buried in the Brindhavan annexe in the premises of the religious establishment with Vedic honours.

MDS3 TN-ORDNANCE-BLAST

Udhagamandalam(TN): A 25-year-old worker seriously injured in an explosion at the Ordnance factory in Aruvangadu near here, police say.

MDS4 TN-SEER BURIAL SCENE

Kancheepuram: The final rites of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi had its share of tense moments when the authorities blocked the view of the proceedings by drawing a curtain, making the crowd restive.

MDS5 TN-HAASAN-SRIDEVI

Chennai: They may have been one of the most romantic pairs on screen, but Kamal Haasan and late female superstar Sridevi shared a bond like that of siblings.