NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, May 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM8 CG-NAXAL-LD ENCOUNTER
* Woman Naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district


Raipur: A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district amid the ongoing massive anti-Naxal operation in the area, a senior police official said on Tuesday. *







BES9 GJ-RAIN-DEATHS
* 14 killed in rain-related incidents in Gujarat; IMD forecasts thunderstorms for next few days


Ahmedabad: At least 14 persons have died in rain-related incidents as thunderstorms, along with strong winds and dust storms, battered several parts of Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday. *



BOM9 GJ-ED-LD WAQF
* ED conducts searches in Ahmedabad in scam related to properties of two Waqfs




Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at nine locations in the city as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged scam related to Waqf properties, officials said. *









BOM5 MP-CARBIDE WASTE-DISPOSAL
* Union Carbide waste disposal: Incineration starts at Pithampur plant


Bhopal: The incineration of 307 tonnes of waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has begun in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district and is expected to be completed in 55 days, an official said on Tuesday. *









BOM4 MP-SIT-FORCED CONVERSIONS
* MP police constitutes SIT to probe cases of 'targeted love trap', forced conversions


Bhopal: In light of the alleged rape of college girls in Bhopal, the Madhya Pradesh police have constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe cases related to "targeted love trap" and "coerced religious conversions" across the state, an official said on Tuesday. *








BOM10 MH-KUMBH MELA-AUTHORITY
* Maharashtra cabinet approves law to establish Nashik Kumbh Mela Authority


Ahilyanagar: The state cabinet has approved a law to set up a Kumbh Mela Authority for planning the mega congregation to be organised in Nashik in 2027, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday. *











BOM11 MH-LD-MITHI RIVER-SIT CASE

* FIR registered in Mithi river desilting `scam'; BMC suffered Rs 65 crore loss: police



Mumbai: Police on Tuesday registered a case against 13 persons including contractors and civic officials for an alleged Rs 65 crore scam related to desilting of the Mithi river which flows through the city, and conducted searches at seven places. *


BOM2 CG-NAXAL-MURDER

* Naxalites kill deputy sarpanch in Chhattisgarh's Sukma


Sukma: Naxalites have killed a deputy sarpanch of a village panchayat in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said on Tuesday. * PTI





BES4 GJ-DROWNING
* Four youths drown in river in Gujarat's Amreli district

Amreli: Four youths drowned while bathing in the Shetrunji River in Gujarat's Amreli district, police said on Tuesday. *

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