NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jun 12 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM22 GJ-4THLD PLANECRASH
* London-bound A-I plane with 242 passengers, crew on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport


Ahmedabad: A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in a crowded residential area here minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Many people were feared killed. *









BOM23 GJ-PLANECRASH-RUPANI
* Ex-Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani believed to be on AI flight that crashed: BJP leader



Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani was believed to be on board the London-bound Air India plane that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport soon after take-off on Thursday, a BJP leader said. *


BOM19 MH-PLANECRASH-LD FADNAVIS

* Ahmedabad plane crash: Fadnavis, Pawar, Gadkari, others express pain and shock


Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday expressed shock over the crash of a London-bound Air India flight in Ahmedabad and prayed for the safety of passengers. *



BOM4 MH-FADNAVIS-RAJ THACKERAY

* Amid MNS-Sena (UBT) alliance buzz, CM Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray


Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS head Raj Thackeray met at a hotel in Mumbai on Thursday morning. *







BOM3 MH-ED-MOREA
* Mithi river desilting: Actor Dino Morea appears before ED


Mumbai: Bollywood actor Dino Morea on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam, officials said. *







BOM7 CG-NAXAL-SURRENDER
* Three Naxalites with Rs 19 lakh bounty surrender in Narayanpur district



Narayanpur: Three Naxals, including two women -- carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 19 lakh on their heads -- have surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, citing disillusionment with "hollow" Maoist ideology and exploitation of tribals, police said on Thursday. *








BOM17 MP-VIRUS-INDORE
* Woman succumbs to COVID-19 in Indore; second such death in district since January


Indore: A 52-year-old woman suffering from tuberculosis and other chronic ailments has died after testing positive for coronavirus at a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, an official said on Thursday. *








BOM2 GA-GIRLS-RAPE
* Rape of 3 minor girls in Goa: Guest house owner and manager arrested; 4 held so far



Panaji: Police have arrested the owner and the manager of a guest house in North Goa district where three minor girls were allegedly raped by two men, taking the number of those held in the case to four, officials said on Thursday. *








LGB1 MH-HC-MINORITY COLLEGES-QUOTA
* HC stays govt mandate for quota in minority institutions for Class 11 admissions

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay on the Maharashtra government's mandate to minority educational institutes to reserve seats for Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes and Other Backward Classes for first-year junior college admissions. *









BOM5 CG-SAND MAFIA-ATTACK
* 3 men assaulted for opposing illegal sand mining in Chhattisgarh; corporator among 2 held


Rajnandgaon: Members of a sand mafia allegedly assaulted three villagers after they opposed illegal sand mining in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said on Thursday. *

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