Mumbai, Oct 30 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM19 GJ-LD MODI
**** I will serve people of India till my last breath, asserts PM in backdrop of Cong’s ‘baap barb’
Bhildi (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday vowed to serve the people of India till his last breath, an assertion coming days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” remark that triggered a political storm. ****
BOM6 GJ-MODI-ROADSHOW
**** PM Modi holds roadshow in Gujarat’s Bhildi village during two-day visit to state
Bhildi (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a roadshow in Bhildi town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, where he arrived to inaugurate and lay the foundation for development works worth Rs 14,000 crore and to release the 24th installment of the PM-KISAN scheme. ****
BOM18 MH-JARANGE
**** BJP, Shiv Sena trying to suppress truth behind ‘Rs 500 cr’ audio clip: Jarange
Jalna: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Friday accused the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena of trying to suppress the truth behind the ‘Rs 500 crore’ audio clip, insisting that the recording was genuine and demanded an independent inquiry by senior IAS officers. ****
BOM17 MH-POWER PROJECT-SATAM
**** Environmental concerns have become fashionable: Satam targets Oppn over power project
Mumbai: Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam on Friday defended the proposed 3,000 MW hydropower project in Karjat, stating that talking about environmental concerns has become “fashionable” for opposition leaders who lack a basic understanding of clean energy. ****
BOM21 MH-KISAN SAMMAN
**** Kisan Samman: PM transfers Rs 1835 cr to accounts of 91.12 lakh Maharashtra farmers
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday transferred Rs 1,835 crore to the bank accounts of 91,12,765 farmers in Maharashtra as part of the 24th instalment of the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, state government officials said here. ****
BOM4 MH-COUNCIL POLLS-NILESH RANE-BAN
**** Nilesh Rane slams BJP spokesperson, asks him to stay within his limits
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Nilesh Rane on Friday targeted BJP spokesperson Navnath Ban for attacking Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde following setbacks to the BJP in the Legislative Council polls, saying he should stay within his limits. ****
BOM3 MH-FIRE-MALL
**** Fire breaks out at mall in Mumbai’s Bandra
Mumbai: A fire broke out at a five-storey mall in Mumbai’s Bandra (West) area on Friday morning, civic officials said. ****
LGB1 GA-HC-ST-RESERVATION
**** HC restrains Census Commissioner from notifying estimated ST population in Goa
Panaji: The Bombay High Court has restrained the Census Commissioner of India from notifying the estimated Scheduled Tribe (ST) population of Goa, a move linked to the proposed political reservation for the community in the state Assembly. ****
BES9 CG-CYCLONE-CROP-SURVEY
**** Chhattisgarh CM Sai orders crop loss survey in cyclone-hit areas, assures help to farmers
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has directed district collectors to immediately conduct a survey of crops damaged due to Cyclone Arnab and ensure timely compensation to affected farmers, officials said on Friday. ****
BES2 MP-ROAD ACCIDENT
**** Three killed as milk tanker hits motorcycle in MP’s Morena district
Morena: Three persons, including two siblings, riding a motorcycle were killed after a milk tanker hit the two-wheeler in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, police said on Friday.
(PTI News)
