Mumbai, Oct 22 Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM23 MH-COURT-TIGER SHROFF-ACCUSED
**** Tiger Shroff firing: Two women among four accused sent to police custody till Oct 26
Mumbai: A court here on Thursday remanded four accused, including two women, held in Delhi in connection with the firing at actor Tiger Shroff to police custody till October 26. ****
BOM15 MH-JARANGE
**** Jarange claims conspiracy to silence him, seeks probe in viral audio clip of ‘Rs 500cr payment’
Jalna/Mumbai: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday claimed that a conspiracy had been hatched to silence him and weaken his agitation, and demanded a probe into a viral audio clip, which alleges that Rs 500 crore were paid to him through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde. ****
BOM18 MH-SIR-NCP SP
**** Govt can be changed only via legitimate poll process, BJP misleading people on SIR: NCP (SP)
Mumbai, Oct 22 (PTI) The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of misleading people by casting aspersions on the Opposition and insisted the incumbent government could be changed only through a legitimate electoral process. ****
BOM7 GJ-DRUGS-SEIZURE
**** Rs 25 crore drugs seized near toll plaza in Ahmedabad; three held
Ahmedabad: Police have seized drugs valued at nearly Rs 25 crore near a toll plaza on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway here and arrested three persons in this connection, officials said on Thursday. ****
BOM11 CG-CHARIOT- ACCIDENT
**** Man killed, another injured in chariot accident at Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Dussehra festival
Jagdalpur: A man was killed and another person was seriously injured after they came under the wheels of a massive eight-wheeled wooden chariot during the ongoing Bastar Dussehra festival in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur city, police said on Thursday. ****
BOM12 MH-COUNCIL POLLS
**** Mahayuti, MVA face-off in Maharashtra Council polls; 182 candidates in fray for 5 seats
Mumbai: The ruling Mahayuti and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi are set to test their strength in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, with 182 candidates contesting five seats scheduled for polling on Friday. ****
BOM19 MH-DROUGHT-SULE
**** Sule seeks Rs 1 lakh per hectare relief for drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra
Mumbai: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Thursday demanded Rs 1 lakh per hectare of financial assistance for drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra, and urged the state government to release pending aid under its schemes. ****
BOM9 MP-DURGA IMMERSION-ELECTROCUTION
**** 2 die of electrocution, 6 injured during Durga idol immersion procession in Jabalpur
Jabalpur: Two men died, and as many as six others suffered electric shocks when a live wire fell on their tractor-trolley carrying a Durga idol for immersion after the Navratri festival in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district shortly after midnight on Thursday, police said. ****
BOM20 CG-IPS-LD FIRING
**** Show-cause notice issued after Chhattisgarh IPS officer fires AK-47 during Dussehra ritual
Raipur/Rajnandgaon: The Chhattisgarh police headquarters on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to a senior woman IPS officer after a video showing her firing an AK-47 rifle into the air during a traditional weapon-worship ritual on Dussehra in Rajnandgaon went viral. ****
BOM4 MH-PROCESSION-VIOLENCE
**** Stone-pelting at Durga immersion procession sparks tension in Maharashtra’s Washim
Washim: A group of persons hurled stones at a Durga idol immersion procession after the Navratri festival in Malegaon town of Maharashtra’s Washim district, triggering tension in the area, police said on Thursday. ****
BOM13 CG-PRESIDENT-SAINT-COIN
**** President Murmu releases Rs 200 commemorative coin honouring Sindhi saint in Raipur
Raipur: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday released a Rs 200 commemorative coin in honour of revered Sindhi spiritual leader Mata Sahib Hasi Devi Ji at Lok Bhavan in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur. ****
BOM3 MH-MPSC-CHAIRPERSON
**** Satish Waghole given additional charge as MPSC chairperson during Bhimanwar’s leave
Mumbai: Maharashtra Public Service Commission member Satish Baban Waghole has been given additional charge as the panel’s chairperson during the leave of incumbent Vivek Bhimanwar, who has been facing criticism from MPSC aspirants over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities. *****
BOM17 MH-FLYOVERS-FADNAVIS
**** Fadnavis inaugurates 3 new bridges in Mumbai, says infra push to cut city travel time
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said new infrastructure projects in Mumbai would help create seamless north-south and east-west connectivity, helping realise the vision of reducing travel time across the city to 50 to 60 minutes. ****
BOM5 MP-IAS OFFICER-MURDER-SIT
**** SIT set up for probe into ex-IAS officer’s murder in Bhopal
Bhopal: The Bhopal police have constituted a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) for a probe into the murder of retired IAS officer Rakesh Agrawal, an official said on Thursday.
(PTI News)
