Mumbai, Oct 20 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
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**** Protests can become instruments of political interests, fuel divisions: Bhagwat
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said that regime-change agitations do not resolve fundamental problems, warning that protests could become instruments of political interests and fuel divisions in society rather than delivering solutions. ****
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**** There must be no hesitation, objection to singing Vande Mataram in entirety: Bhagwat
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday asserted that ‘Vande Mataram’ remains a symbol of national unity and said there should be no hesitation or objection to singing the national song in its entirety. ****
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**** RSS workers visited Western nations to dispel misconceptions about Hindutva: Bhagwat
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) reached out to more than 10 crore households across the country, and its workers visited Western nations to counter misunderstandings about Hindutva during its year-long centenary campaign, the outfit’s chief Mohan Bhagwat announced on Tuesday. ****
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**** After TMC exit, Gujarat govt moves to ‘gift’ part of disputed Vadodara plot to Yusuf Pathan
Vadodara: Months after Yusuf Pathan broke away from the Trinamool Congress, the Gujarat government has proposed to hand over a long-disputed municipal plot in Vadodara to the former cricketer, gifting 500 square metres of the land and offering the rest at a concessional rate. ****
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**** Nine injured in fire at 13-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Kurla
Mumbai: A fire broke out in an electrical duct of a 13-storey residential building in Mumbai’s Kurla area early Tuesday morning, leaving nine people, including three children, injured, civic officials said. ****
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**** Sanjay Raut’s Albania arson post sparks row: ‘India should learn lesson from protests’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has sparked a controversy by stating that protesters in Albania have burnt down the Supreme Court because it was helping the corrupt prime minister and that all countries should learn a lesson from these events, especially India. ****
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**** No ‘bleak’ Diwali for farmers: Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the government will ensure farmers do not have a bleak Diwali amid drought. ****
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**** Crop loss, daughter’s medical fees drive Nanded farmer to suicide
Latur: Distressed by crop failure and unpaid medical college fees for his daughter, a 46-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Nanded district after posting a video appeal to authorities, police said on Tuesday. ****
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*** Leadership rooted in caste considerations has short shelf life: Pankaja Munde
Beed: Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Pankaja Munde on Tuesday said that leadership rooted in caste considerations has a short shelf life, appealing to people to join hands and work together across caste and religious divides. ****
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**** Seven of family fall ill due to suspected food poisoning in Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur: Seven members of a family, including a six-year-old boy, fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after consuming street food during a Durga Puja outing in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, officials said on Tuesday.
(PTI News)
