NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Apr 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






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* PM slams Cong over its Goa leader's remark on Constitution, says it's ploy to break country


Sakti (Chhattisgarh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at Congress over a remark by its Goa candidate that the Constitution was imposed on the coastal state, and said it was a "ploy" to break the country. *








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* PM Modi's campaign against corruption to intensify after LS poll results: BJP chief Nadda


Tikamgarh (MP): BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday alleged the INDIA bloc was a group of "dynastic and corrupt" parties and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign against corruption will intensify after June 4, the day of Lok Sabha poll results. *


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* LS polls: Sonia, Rahul, Kharge among 40 star campaigners of Congress in Gujarat


Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge are among the 40 star campaigners named by the grand old party for the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. *








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* Fadnavis split Sena fearing arrest in phone-tapping case, says Raut



Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that fearing arrest in the alleged phone-tapping case, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis engineered a split in the Shiv Sena. *






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* Salman Khan firing case: Mumbai police recovers two pistols, bullets from Tapi river



Mumbai: The Mumbai police's crime branch has recovered two pistols, magazines and bullets from the Tapi river in Gujarat during a search operation to recover weapons allegedly used in the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence, an official said on Tuesday. *







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* Public sector banks don't have power to issue Look Out Circulars against defaulters: HC


Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled that public sector banks do not have the power in law to issue Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against default borrowers. *







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* ASI seeks 8 more weeks to complete scientific survey of disputed monument Bhojshala in MP
Indore: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which is conducting a scientific survey at the medieval-era Bhojshala complex in Dhar district on the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction, has sought eight more weeks to complete the exercise. *







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* Cases lodged against BJP MLAs Nitesh Rane, Geeta Jain for offensive speeches: Cops to HC


Mumbai: The Maharashtra police on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that they have registered cases against BJP MLAs Nitesh Rane and Geeta Jain after finding that they gave offensive speeches during communal violence in Thane district in January. *






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* MP CM seeks Cong apology over its manifesto, says all citizens have right on resources



Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday sought Congress's apology over its manifesto, claiming it reiterates former prime minister Manmohan Singh's view that Muslims have the "first right" over the country's resources. *






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* LS polls: Rs 1.03 crore cash, 4 kg silver jewellery seized from car in MP

Mandsaur (MP): Police have seized Rs 1.03 crore in cash and 4 kg of silver jewellery from a car in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district during checking of vehicles in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, an official said. *

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