NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, May 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM8 MH-HC-INDOPAK STUDENT-EXAM
* Pune teen student, held for Op Sindoor post and later granted bail, appears for exam: HC told


Mumbai: The Pune teen student, arrested for her social media post criticizing the Indian government over Operation Sindoor and later released on bail, has appeared for her semester examination under requisite security, her lawyer told the Bombay High Court on Thursday. *







BOM7 MH-RAIN-DEATHS
* Rain-related incidents claim 16 lives in Maharashtra since May 24: Govt


Mumbai: Sixteen persons have died in Maharashtra over the last five days due to rain-related incidents such as landslides, lightning, tree or structure collapse, according to a state government report. *


BOM12 MH-TERROR-ATHAWALE
* Not aware of any surgical strike under Congress-led UPA govt, says Athawale


Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday asserted that he was not aware of any surgical strike carried out during the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh, and that there was no information available about it. *








BOM11 MH-FADNAVIS-LADKI BAHIN
* No funds diverted from other departments for Ladki Bahin, read budget rules: Fadnavis


Parbhani: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday clarified no funds have been diverted from other departments for the government's flagship scheme for women Ladki Bahin and said those who do not understand budget are making unsubstantiated claims. *




BOM9 MH-NDA-CONVOCATION
* Maiden batch of 17 female cadets graduates from NDA; Passing Out Parade on May 30

Pune: Marking a historic moment for women in Indian armed forces, the first batch of 17 female cadets graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA) here on Thursday and were conferred degrees along with more than 300 male cadets. *






BOM5 MH-DOCTOR-PATIENT-ADUDIO CLIP
* Govt doctor heard in audio clip telling colleague to 'kill' COVID-19 patient; FIR lodged


Latur: Police have registered an FIR against a senior doctor of a government hospital in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly instructing a colleague to "kill" a COVID-19 patient during the pandemic in 2021, officials said on Thursday. *





BES12 MP-BJP MLA-LOVE JIHAD


* Criminals involved in 'love jihad' should get punishment as per Sharia: BJP MLA


Indore: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Usha Thakur on Thursday said criminals who violate law by indulging in 'love jihad' should have their eyes gouged out and hands chopped off. *




BOM10 MH-ACCIDENT-JUVENILE

* Hit-and-run: Two injured as car driven by minor boy rams into two motorbikes


Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Two persons were injured after a car driven by a 14-year-old boy crashed into their motorbikes in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, police said on Thursday. *

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