Mumbai, Jun 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM11 MH-CIVIC POLLS-GOVT
* Maharashtra govt sets stage for polls to 29 civic bodies with ward delimitation order
Mumbai: In a key step towards conducting long-pending elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the state government has issued a notification to finalise ward boundaries. *
BOM10 MP-MEGHALAYA MURDER-SONAM-BROTHER
* Meghalaya murder: Sonam brother backs Raja Raghuvanshi family; to fight to get them justice
Indore: The brother of Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is among the five arrested for the murder of her Indore-based husband Raja Raghuvanshi, on Wednesday came out in support of the victim's family and vowed to fight a legal battle to get justice for them. *
BOM9 MH-FADNAVIS-LOCAL POLLS
* Mahayuti to contest local body elections together: Fadnavis
Akola (Maharashtra): The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance will contest the coming local body elections in the state together but there will be friendly fights where a tie-up does not materialise, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. *
BOM3 CG-IPS-RESHUFFLE
* 8 IPS officers in Chhattisgarh get new postings for anti-Naxal operations
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has issued fresh postings to eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and deployed them on the anti-Naxal operations duty in the state, officials said on Wednesday. *
BOM4 MH-LADKI BAHIN-BAWANKULE
* No funds diverted from other departments for Ladki Bahin scheme, says Bawankule
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday rubbished claims that the state government diverted funds from other departments for the Ladki Bahin scheme, asserting that the Devendra Fadnavis-led dispensation was committed to safeguarding the vulnerable sections of society. *
BOM8 MH-DRUG CASE-ARREST
* Navi Mumbai police take custody of drug case key accused deported from Malaysia
Thane: The Navi Mumbai police on Wednesday took into custody Naveen Chichkar, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) last month after being deported from Malaysia, in a hydroponic weed seizure case, officials said. *
BOM6 MH-SENIOR CITIZEN-FRAUD
* Woman 'caretaker' sends retired IIT professor to old age home; usurps his flats, assets of Rs 6 cr
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against a woman for allegedly duping an 82-year old retired IIT professor by acting as his caretaker and getting his properties, including his three flats, transferred to her name after sending him to an old age home, officials said. *