Chennai, Aug 18 (PTI): Highlights from the southern

. LGM2 TN-HC-LD-STERLITE Madras HC upholds closure of Sterlite Copper in TN; Company says "temporary setback" Chennai: The Madras High Court rejected a plea from mining giant Vedanta for allowing reopening of its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which has been closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns.

Chennai, Aug 18 (PTI): Highlights from the southern region at 5.30 pm. . LGM2 TN-HC-LD-STERLITE Madras HC upholds closure of Sterlite Copper in TN; Company says "temporary setback" Chennai: The Madras High Court rejected a plea from mining giant Vedanta for allowing reopening of its Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, which has been closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns. .

LGM3 KL-HC-CDR-PIL Chennithala files plea seeking quashing of police circular on CDRs Kochi: Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala has filed a PIL in the High Court seeking to quash a police circular directing collection of call data records of COVID-19 patients, who are undergoing quarantine at home as well as at various hospitals in the state. . MDS3 TL-FACEBOOK-RAJA SINGH T'gana BJP MLA Raja Singh denies posting communally charged content on social media Hyderabad: Raja Singh, the lone BJP MLA from Telangana and apparently in the centre of a row over social media giant Facebook's policy on hate speeches, has rejected allegationshe makes communally loaded posts online, asserting he only works in the national interest. .

MDS7 TL-RAINS T'gana: Ministers visit rain-hit areas in Warangal; Godavari river water level eases Hyderabad: A team of Telangana Ministers including Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao visited flood- hit areas following incessant rains while the water level in Godavari river in the temple town of Bhadrachalam eased a bit. . MES6 TL-MAN-CM-LD ARREST Expat held for 'false' social media post on Telangana CM's health Hyderabad: A 27-year-old expatriate from Telangana working in Saudi Arabia has been arrested on his return for allegedly spreading false information about the health of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on a social media platform recently, police said. .

MES9 TN-VIRUS-JEWELLERY STORE Jewellery store temporarily closed as over 50 staff test Covid-19 positive Coimbatore: Police have registered a case against the management of a leading jewellery store here under the Epidemics Diseases Act, as 58 workers there tested Covid-19 positive in the last two days.. .