NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

    Mumbai, Jan 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
     BOM3 MH-HC-NITESH RANE
HC denies pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA in attempt to murder case
     Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in an attempt to murder case registered against him by the police in Sindhudurg district.
BOM6 CG-FIR-BAGHEL
Chhattisgarh CM questions 'selective' FIR against him by UP police
     Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has alleged that the Election Commission doesn't seem to be acting fairly when it is supposed to be transparent, a day after Uttar Pradesh police registered an FIR against him for allegedly flouting COVID-19 norms while campaigning for the assembly polls.
    BOM8 MH-LD ND PATIL-DEAD
Veteran leader of working classes, ex-Maha minister N D Patil dead
     Pune/Mumbai: Veteran Shetkari Kamgar Paksha leader and former Maharashtra minister Narayan Dyandeo Patil, popularly known as N D Patil, who fought for the cause of farmers and the marginalised sections of society, died due to age-related ailments in Kolhapur city on Monday, an official said.
    
BOM2 POLL-GA-LOURENCO
Goa polls: Joining 'outsider' TMC was mistake, says Lourenco
     Panaji: Weeks after he walked out of the Congress fold, joined the Trinamool Congress and quit it a day before without assigning any reason, former Goa Congress working president Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco on Monday hinted at rejoining his parent party.
     BOM1 MH-IIT BOMBAY-SUICIDE
IIT-Bombay student jumps to death from hostel building
     Mumbai: A 26-year-old student of IIT Bombay committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of his hostel located on the Powai campus here in the early hours on Monday, police said.
     BOM7 GJ-GOVT-CM
Gujarat govt focussing on 'outcome' and not 'output', says CM Patel
     Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday said that the focus of his government is on "outcome" and not "output," as he outlined various projects undertaken and completed after he took charge as CM last September.
     BES6 MP-GIRL RAPE-ARREST
Three held for raping and killing minor girl in MP
     Gwalior: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by three men, who dumped her body into the Chambal river, in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday. PTI
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