Mumbai Jun 18 PTI Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

    BOM3 MP-RS POLLS-MEETINGS
MP: BJP, Cong MLAs hold meetings on eve of Rajya Sabha polls
    Bhopal: On the eve of the Rajya Sabha elections for
three seats from Madhya Pradesh, legislators of the ruling BJP
and the opposition Congress in the state are holding meetings
to finalise their strategies for the polls.
    BOM2 MH-SINOINDIA-SENA
Sena wants Galwan valley standoff details to be made public
    Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday said it is
"shocking" that a detailed account of the standoff in Galwan
Valley has not been public and if it is true that the Chinese
intruded into the Indian territory, then it is an attack on
the country's sovereignty.
    BOM1 CG-ELEPHANT DEATH
Another elephant found dead in C'garh; 6th fatality in 10 days
    Raigarh: A wild elephant was found dead at a village
in Chhattisgarhs Raigarh district on Thursday, an official
said.
    BOM7 MH-GANESH FESTIVAL-CM
COVID-19: CM calls for low-key Ganpati celebration this year
    Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on
Thursday called for a simple and low-key Ganpati festival
celebration this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
asked Ganesh mandals to undertake social welfare programmes.
    BOM6 GJ-NARMADA DAM-LEVEL
Sardar Sarovar dam level rises, 11m short of full capacity
    Ahmedabad: Though the monsoon has just arrived in
Gujarat, the water level of the Sardar Sarovar Dam over
Narmada river is rising fast and has reached 127.46 metres,
just 11 metres short of its maximum capacity, officials said
on Thursday.
    BOM4 MH-BUILDING-COLLAPSE
Part of empty building collapses in Mumbai; none hurt
    Mumbai: A portion of an empty dilapidated building
collapsed in suburban Kurla on Thursday, a fire brigade
official said.
    BOM5 MH-SUSHANT-POLICE
Sushant case: Actor goes to police station to record statement
    Mumbai: Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty went to the
Bandra police station here on Thursday to record her statement
in connection with the suicide of her friend and fellow actor
Sushant Singh Rajput, an official said.
    BES2 CG-WILDLIFE-GOVT
Elephant deaths: C'garh govt to step up wildlife conservation
    Raipur: In the wake of the recent deaths of five
elephants in Chhattisgarh, the state government has decided to
step up measures for the conservation and protection of
wildlife in the state and develop two hospitals with all
facilities for the treatment of wild animals.
    BES4 MP-VIRUS-INDORE CASES
Indore records 57 new COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 4,191
    Indore: With 57 persons testing positive for
coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya
Pradesh's Indore district has gone up to 4,191, a health
official here said on Thursday.
    BES5 MH-VIRUS-CHINESE FIRM
Maha: Seven employees of Chinese firm contract coronavirus
    Pune: Seven persons, including a Chinese national,
employed at a Chinese firm in Chakan town of Maharashtra's
Pune district, have tested positive for coronavirus, a health
officer said on Thursday.
    BES10 MH-CHINA-LD MINISTER
Has India's international policy failed? Maha minister
    Mumbai: In the wake of the killing of 20 Indian
soldiers in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh,
Maharashtra NCP minister Jitendra Awhad on Thursday said no
country is speaking on the Galwan Valley standoff when it is
clear that China indulged in aggressio
     BES7 MH-SINOINDIA-RPI PROTEST
Ladakh standoff: RPI(A) workers protest outside Chinese hotel
    Mumbai: In the wake of the escalating border tension
between India and China, the workers of Union minister Ramdas
Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI) held a protest
outside a Chinese hotel in suburban Chembur here on Thursday,
a police official said.
    BES6 MH-SHOOTING-CASE
Mumbai: Four booked for shooting, injuring man in Chembur
    Mumbai: A case was registered against four persons for
allegedly shooting at a man in the eastern suburb of Chembur
here on Thursday, police said. PTI
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