Mumbai, Nov 4 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM15 CG-COURT-MAHADEV BETTING
**** Mahadev betting app case: CBI gets 8-day custody of kingpin Saurabh Chandrakar
Raipur: A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur on Wednesday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) eight-day custody of Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin in the Rs 6,000-crore Mahadev online betting app case, officials said. ****
BOM19 MH-HC-FIRECRACKERS
**** Consider regulated timings for firecrackers, HC tells Maharashtra govt
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to consider the applicability of the Supreme Court’s directions for regulated timings for bursting firecrackers during Diwali to prevent severe environmental and health hazards in the city. ****
BOM17 MP-RSS-HOSABALE
**** RSS General Secretary Hosabale justifies SIR, warns against ‘anarchic forces’
Indore: RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday claimed that some internal and external “anarchic forces” were inciting the country’s youth, and said a regime change should happen only through elections and not through violence or unrest. ****
BOM9 MH-SC-BMC-DEMOLITION
**** After SC rap, BMC completes demolition drive in Mumbai’s Borivali; removes 27 structures
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday removed 27 commercial structures from a plot reserved for a bus station in Mumbai, a day after the Supreme Court ordered a freeze on the salary of the civic chief over non-compliance with its directions. ****
BOM16 MH-FARMERS-FADNAVIS
**** Initial drought relief paid to Rs 73 lakh farmers; rest to get in 2 days: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said 73 lakh farmers have so far received Rs 5,000 each in initial drought relief ahead of Diwali, and that payments to some farmers were delayed because of problems with bank accounts. ****
BOM11 MH-NCP-MEETING
**** Buzz over Amit Shah meeting: NCP core group meets for second time in three days
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) core committee met on Wednesday, its second meeting in three days, after a group of senior leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi without the party head and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar. ****
BOM18 GJ-WASIA-SAILOR-DEATH
**** Attack on vessel near Hormuz: Deceased sailor hailed from Gujarat, kin plan burial in Oman
Khambhalia (Gujarat): A 25-year-old sailor who died after a suspected drone attack on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off the Oman coast near the Strait of Hormuz hailed from Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district, a relative of the vessel owner said on Wednesday. ****
BOM13 MP-NADDA
**** Nadda slams Cong over SIR; says it wants to ‘normalise, recognise and formalise’ outsiders
Bhopal: Union minister J P Nadda on Wednesday hit out at the Congress for opposing the SIR, and claimed that it wants to ‘normalise, recognise and formalise’ outsiders as they helped the party remain in power for a long time. ****
BOM12 MH-PAWAR-MODI
**** Sharad Pawar discharged from hospital; PM calls him, advises rest
Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar over phone and inquired about his health as the veteran leader was discharged from a hospital here, his aide said. ****
BOM8 MH-CONGRESS-BARVE
**** Congress MP seen slapping party’s woman legislator in video; both play down incident
Nagpur: A video showing Congress’ Ramtek MP Shyamkumar Barve lightly slapping party MP Pratibha Dhanorkar went viral on Wednesday, with both leaders stating that it was a joke. ****
BOM5 MH-DIWALI-RAJ THACKERAY
**** Raj Thackeray’s MNS cancels Dipotsav in Mumbai over drought, urges restraint during Diwali
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said his party will not hold Dipotsav, its annual Diwali celebration at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, this year because of severe drought in the state.
(PTI News)
