Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM7 MH-LD-BHUJBAL
* Fadnavis expands ministry; NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal inducted
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expanded his five-month-old cabinet with the induction of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal as a minister. *
BOM10 MH-2NDLD NARLIKAR
* Noted astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar passes away at 86
Pune: Eminent astrophysicist Dr Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who attained international fame for the Hoyle–Narlikar theory of gravity, died in Pune on Tuesday, family sources said. *
BOM9 MP-CABINET-VIJAY SHAH
* Controversial Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah not seen at cabinet meeting
Indore: Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah who is facing a probe for his objectionable remarks about Col Sofiya Qureshi was not seen at the state cabinet meeting held here on Tuesday. *
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* After Rijiju's phone call to Uddhav, Sena (UBT) extends support to all-party delegations
Mumbai: Days after it raised a call for boycotting all-party delegations, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday said the party would support India's global outreach on terror in the "national interest" after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju called up Uddhav Thackeray. *
BOM13 MP-MODI-METRO
* PM to inaugurate Indore Metro phase 1 along with Datia and Satna airports on May 31
Indore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the Indore Metro Rail project along with Datia and Satna airports via video conferencing during his Bhopal visit on May 31, a senior Madhya Pradesh cabinet member said on Tuesday. *
BOM11 MH-NAXAL-ARREST
* Five Naxalites including four women apprehended in Gadchiroli
Gadchiroli: Police in eastern Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Tuesday arrested three women Naxalites and detained two minors who collectively carried a reward of Rs 36 lakh on their heads, officials said. *
BES14 MH-SLAB COLLAPSE
* One killed, five injured after part of building collapses in Thane district
Thane: One person was killed and five sustained injuries after a part of a four-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. *
BES7 GJ-DEMOLITION
* More than 60 illegal properties of habitual offenders demolished in Rajkot
Rajkot (Gujarat): More than 60 illegal constructions belonging to habitual offenders booked for serious crimes were demolished in Gujarat's Rajkot city, officials said on Tuesday. *