Mumbai, Jun 4 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM5 MP-LD ACCIDENT
* 9 killed, 2 injured as trailer truck overturns on van in MP's Jhabua
Jhabua (MP): Nine persons were killed and two others suffered injuries after a cement-laden trailer truck overturned on a van in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said. *
BOM6 MP-HC-PROFESSOR
* Professor convicted of killing husband challenges autopsy report in HC citing own knowledge
Jabalpur: A former chemistry professor sentenced to life imprisonment for killing her husband by electrocution has challenged the autopsy report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, arguing the case based on her own knowledge of the subject. *
BOM8 MH-RSS EVENT-NETAM
* Tribal leader Netam, who served in Indira cabinet, to be chief guest at RSS event on June 5
Nagpur, Jun 4 (PTI) Veteran tribal leader Arvind Netam, who served in the cabinets of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao, will be the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's volunteer training camp here on June 5. *
BOM7 MP-ANIMAL BITE-DEATHS-SEARCH
* Hyena spotted around MP village where 6 died in attack by unidentified animal; search on
Indore: In the wake of death of six persons after being bitten by an unidentified animal in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district recently, the forest department has intensified its search operation after local residents informed the authorities about sighting a hyena in the area, officials said on Wednesday. *
BES2 MH-FIRE-GODOWNS
* Fire destroys six scrap godowns in Thane
Thane: Six scrap godowns were gutted after a fire broke out at a cluster of warehouses in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Wednesday. *