NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.







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BJP candidate wins Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed as his challengers pull out of race





Surat: BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal was on Monday elected unopposed from Surat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat after all other nominees withdrew from the fray, a poll official said.



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* Modi govt has eliminated terrorism from country, Naxalism on verge of ending: Amit Shah



Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has eliminated terrorism from the country while Naxalism is on the verge of ending. *


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* LS polls: PM Modi to hold roadshow in Bhopal on April 24


Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a roadshow on Wednesday evening in Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, a stronghold of the BJP, a party functionary said on Monday. *




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* Cong indulged in appeasement politics; PM focused on everyone's development: Nadda


Lormi (Chhattisgarh): BJP president JP Nadda on Monday accused the Congress of indulging in the politics of vote bank and appeasement and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the culture of politics in the country with focus on development of everyone. *







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* LS polls: NCP releases manifesto, supports demand for caste-based census


Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Monday released his party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, highlighting that it will support the demand for a caste-based census, an issue its ally BJP has been side-stepping. *









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* Ex-PMs worked to make new India, the incumbent one only criticises others: Pawar Sr


Amravati (Maharashtra): NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Monday claimed former prime ministers worked to make a new India but PM Narendra Modi only criticises others and doesn't speak about what his government had done for the people in the last ten years. *






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* What did Modi govt do for Vidarbha, asks Uddhav; says MVA gave farm loan waiver


Amravati: The Narendra Modi government did nothing for the development of Vidarbha and Maharashtra in the last 10 years whereas the Maha Vikas Aghadi dispensation had waived farm loans of up to Rs 2 lakh to give cultivators relief, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Monday. *







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* Mumbai police search Tapi river to recover pistol used for firing outside Salman Khan's home

Surat: A Mumbai crime branch team on Monday launched a search in the Tapi river in Gujarat's Surat city to recover the pistol used by two men for allegedly firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence, police said. *







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* PM Modi's 'redistribution of wealth' remarks disheartening: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday termed as "disheartening" the comments of Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to Muslims. *






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* Man killed as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Bijapur: An 18-year-old man was killed after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Monday. *

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