NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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







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* Two separate trespassing incidents at Salman Khan’s building in Mumbai; two held


Mumbai: Police have arrested a man and a woman for allegedly separately trespassing on actor Salman Khan’s building in Mumbai's Bandra area over the past two days, an official said on Thursday. *





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* Raut alleges attempt to bribe Maharashtra legislature panel, CM orders SIT probe


Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has alleged that his party’s workers foiled an attempt to ‘bribe’ the state legislature's Estimates Committee during their visit to Dhule district, prompting Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to order probe by a special team. *




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* Chhattisgarh: DRG jawan killed in IED blast while returning from Abhujmad encounter


Narayanpur: A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan of the state police was killed when an improvised explosive device planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, officials said.





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* With Op Sindoor, PM has given message that terrorists will be hunted down: VP



Panaji: Hailing Operation Sindoor, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a message to "our difficult neighbours" and the global community that terrorism will be punished and terrorists will be hunted down.





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PM Modi virtually inaugurates 18 Amrit Bharat stations in Gujarat


Ahmedabad: Eighteen railway stations in Gujarat are among the 103 ‘Amrit Bharat’ stations that were virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Bikaner in Rajasthan on Thursday morning, an official release said.






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Maharashtra: 21 SP-rank IPS officers transferred


Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday transferred 21 Indian Police Service officers in the rank of superintendents of police, including Somay Munde, who was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for leading an anti-Naxal operation, and Archit Chandak, who was injured in the communal violence in Nagpur in March.










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PM Modi virtually inaugurates 5 redeveloped railway stations in Chhattisgarh


Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated five redeveloped railway stations in Chhattisgarh under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, as he dedicated 103 such facilities across the country as part of the national programme.





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VP Dhankhar asks farmers to be involved in all aspects of agri-economy; bats for 'agripreneurs'


Panaji: Farmers must be involved thoroughly with marketing agricultural produce as well as value addition, while industrialists who benefit from the sector must also contribute, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Thursday.





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NCP expels party leader, his son named in dowry harassment-suicide case


Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party has expelled a local leader and his son after they were named in a dowry harassment and abetment to suicide case, it said on Thursday. ***

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