Mumbai, Sep 26 Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
BOM13 MH-2NDLD DROUGHT
**** Maharashtra govt declares 265 of 358 talukas drought-affected, announces relief measures
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Saturday declared 265 of the state’s 358 talukas drought-affected, announcing a slew of relief measures, including crop loan restructuring, land revenue concessions, and power bill subsidies. ****
BOM7 MP-GANESH PANDAL-ELECTROCUTION
**** Four electrocuted, three injured as live wire falls inside Ganesh pandal in MP
Mandla (MP): Four men were electrocuted and three others injured after a live power cable snapped and fell on them while they slept inside a Ganesh pandal in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district early Saturday morning, police said. ****
BOM16 MH-IIT-SUICIDE-STUDENTS
**** IIT Bombay students demand reconstitution of internal committee probing Sahil Wakode’s suicide
Mumbai: A week after Sahil Wakode’s alleged suicide, students of IIT Bombay held a candlelight march on Friday night demanding reconstitution of the inquiry committee probing his death, alleging that some members of the existing panel had expressed support for accused Prof Suryanarayana Doolla. ****
BOM3 MH-GANESH-IMMERSIONS-LD MUMBAI
**** Mumbai bids adieu to iconic Ganpatis after marathon immersion processions
Mumbai: Bidding an emotional farewell, vast crowds gathered at Girgaon Chowpatty as iconic idols like Lalbaugcha Raja and Chinchpokhlicha Chintamani were immersed in the sea on Saturday morning following marathon processions lasting over 21 hours.
(PTI News)
