Chennai, Feb 21 (PTI): Highlights from the Southern

Chennai, Feb 21 (PTI): Highlights from the Southernregion at 5.40 PM.

MDS3 TN-RIVER-LINKING TN govt lays foundation stone for Cauvery-Gundarinterlinking Pudukottai(TN): The Tamil Nadu government laid thefoundation stone for the first phase of the Rs 14,400 croreCauvery-Vaigai-Gundar river interlinking project, aimed atdiverting over 6,000 cubic ft of surplus water to drier areasin the southern parts of the state.

MDS5 KA-SITHARAMAN-DREAM I neither had a dream nor role-model: Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman Bengaluru: One had expected Union Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman to say that she had a dream and arole-model in life, but alas it wasn't so and she was quitecandid about it.

MDS8 PD-MLA-LD RESIGNATION Two more MLAs quit in Pondy; govt's strength drops to 11 Puducherry: Two more MLAs of the Congress-DMK alliance inPuducherry resigned on Sunday, delivering yet another jolt toChief Minister V Narayanasamy, a day before he is scheduled toface a floor test in the assembly to prove his majority.

MES3 KL-SASTHRAPARISHAD-COW EXAM Outfit in Kerala wants exam on 'cow science' scrapped Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishadhas sought to cancel the national-level voluntary online examon 'gau vigyan' (cow science), saying it was an attempt tospread superstition and to saffronise the education sector inthe country.

MES4 TN-ELEPHANT-CAMP Video of elephant being hit at rejuvenation camp goesviral Coimbatore: A video of two mahouts purportedly ill-treating an elephant in a camp at Thekkampatti, about 50 KMsfrom here, has gone viral in the social media.