India, Aug. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. The meeting was attended by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Shri C. Joseph Vijay, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Chandrababu Naidu, Karnataka Chief Minister Shri D. K. Shivakumar, Keralam Chief Minister Shri V. D. Satheesan, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Shri K. Kailashnathan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lieutenant Governor Admiral (Retd.) D. K. Joshi Lakshadweep Administrator Shri Praful Patel, and the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu. Chief Secretaries, Advisors and other senior officers of the state...