NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.




BOM13 CG-NAXAL-2NDLD ENCOUNTER
* 27 Naxalites killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh, top leader among them'<br><br><br>Narayanpur: At least 27 Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, officials said on Wednesday, with sources claiming that top Maoist leader Basavaraju was among them. ****<br><br><br><br><br>BOM12 GA-DHANKHAR<br>**** Terrorists themselves gave proof of ‘Operation Sindoor’ to the world: Vice President Dhankhar<br><br><br>Panaji: Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, said on Wednesday that the terrorists themselves had provided evidence of ‘Operation Sindoor’ to the world, and that the coffins of those targeted were escorted by Pakistani military officials and politicians. ****<br><br><br>BOM2 MH-SLAB COLLAPSE-ARREST<br>**** Kalyan building collapse: unauthorised work suspected to be cause; flat owner arrested<br><br><br>Thane: A flat owner has been arrested for allegedly carrying out illegal work which is suspected to have caused a slab collapse claiming six lives in Kalyan area of the district, officials said on Wednesday. ****<br><br><br><br><br><br>BOM16 MH-RAUT-DELEGATIONS<br>**** MPs sent to countries that have nothing to do with Indo-Pak issue, says Raut<br><br>Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that the Centre sent multi-party delegations of MPs to visit several countries that have nothing to do with the Indo-Pak issue following ‘Operation Sindoor’. ****<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>BOM15 MH-HC-ACTOR-WARRANT<br>**** HC quashes non-bailable warrant issued against actor Arjun Rampal in 2019 tax evasion case<br><br>Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has quashed a local court order issuing a non-bailable warrant against actor Arjun Rampal in a 2019 tax evasion case, terming the order “mechanical and cryptic”. ****<br><br><br><br><br>BOM8 GJ-LD LIONS<br>**** Lion population in Gujarat goes up from 674 to 891 in 5 years; footprint expands too<br><br><br>Gandhinagar: The estimated population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat has increased to 891 from 674 five years ago as per the census conducted this month, officials said on Wednesday. ****<br><br><br><br><br><br>BOM11 MP-PANCHAYAT-CONTRACT<br>**** Sarpanch gives panchayaton contract'; sacked


Bhopal: A village sarpanch in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district has been dismissed from her post after it was found that she had given away the power to run the panchayat to another person in return for money. *




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* HC appoints daughters as guardians of bedridden man; says court cannot remain mute spectator


Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has appointed two daughters as guardians of their 73-year-old bedridden father, who suffered a brain injury during a cardiac arrest, noting that he was unable to take care of himself or his property. *





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* Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar cremated with full state honours


Pune: People from all walks of life attended the last rites of eminent astrophysicist Dr Jayant Narlikar here as he was cremated with full state honours. *

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