NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Apr 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.







BOM11 MH-SUNSTROKE-LD TOLL
* Sunstroke at Maha event: Death toll rises to 12

Thane: One more patient undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai has died, taking the toll in the incident to 12, officials said on Monday. *





BOM10 MH-SUNSTROKE TRAGEDY-SHAH
* Maha sunstroke tragedy: Shah condoles death of attendees

Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed grief over the death of some attendees of the Maharashtra Bhushan award event due to sunstroke in Navi Mumbai a day earlier. *



BOM4 MH-SUNSTROKE-PATIENTS
* 20 people still hospitalised after sunstroke at Maha award function

Thane: At least 20 people were still undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award function in Navi Mumbai, an official said on Monday. *




BOM3 MH-HEAT-DEATH-AJIT PAWAR
* Maha sunstroke deaths: Ajit seeks probe into award event held at noon

Thane: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Ajit Pawar has sought an inquiry into how the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award event was organised in Navi Mumbai during noon time when the temperature is very high, after at least 11 people died due to sunstroke. *





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* Cultural security important to keep our identity intact: Rajnath

Somnath: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said "cultural security" is equally important as other aspects of security to maintain the identity of the country. *





BOM7 MP-KHANDWA-TENSION
* Prohibitory orders in Khandwa after protest, stone-pelting over kidnapping

Khandwa: Police have imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa city, to bar the assembly of four or more people, after stone-pelting following an incident of kidnapping, officials said on Monday. *





BOM5 MP-TODDY-DEATHS
* MP: 3 die after consuming toddy in Dhar

Dhar: Two men and a woman died after consuming toddy in a tribal area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, an official said on Monday. *







BOM8 MP-STUDENTS-FOOD POISONING
* MP: 20 students of Indore varsity fall ill due to food poisoning

Indore: At least 20 female students staying in a hostel of a private university in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district fell ill due to alleged food poisoning, an official said on Monday.





LGB1 MH-HC-BMC WARDS
HC junks 2 pleas against Maha govt's reversal of BMC ward delimitation

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by two former councillors challenging the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government's ordinance reversing the delimitation of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) wards from 236 to 227. *



BES4 GA-G20 MEET-CONG
* Goa Cong claims small businesses asked to stay shut for 3-day G20 meet

Panaji: The Goa Congress on Monday claimed that small businesses operating along the route of the G20 meet have been asked to remain shut for the duration of the event and the state government must compensate them for their loss. ***

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