Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM16 GJ-PLANE CRASH-2ND LD DNA SAMPLES
* Ahmedabad plane crash: 99 victims identified by DNA tests, 64 bodies handed over to kin
Ahmedabad: Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 99 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said on Monday. *
BOM19 GJ-PLANECRASH-FAMILIES
* Ahmedabad plane crash: Endless wait for kin of victims to get mortal remains
Ahmedabad: Amid the trauma of losing their loved ones, it is a long wait for the families of several victims of the Air India plane crash as they continue to camp here for four days in the hope of getting the mortal remains of their kin. *
BOM11 MH-BRIDGE COLLAPSE-RESCUE EFFORTS
* Police continue search operation at Pune bridge collapse site
Pune: Police on Monday continued the search operation at the site where an iron bridge collapsed on the Indrayani River in Pune district, even as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) called off its efforts. *
BOM14 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI
* Mumbai witnesses incessant rains; local trains, metro services affected
Mumbai: Incessant rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting road traffic, suburban trains and metro rail services, officials said. *
BOM13 MH-RAIN-DEATHS
* Rain-related incidents in Maharashtra claim 18 lives so far in June
Mumbai: As many as 18 persons have died and 65 suffered injuries due to rain-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1, officials said on Monday. *
BOM18 MP-HONEYMOON MURDER-NARCO TEST
* Honeymoon murder: Victim's kin demand narco test on Sonam's parents, brother
Indore: The elder brother of Raja Raghuvanshi, an Indore-based transport businessman murdered while honeymooning in Meghalaya, on Monday demanded a narco-analysis test on prime accused Sonam's parents and said the family suspects the involvement of more people in the killing. *
BOM20 MH-SHIVAJI STATUE-SAPKAL
* Pedestal of new Shivaji statue at Rajkot Fort has developed hole, says Sapkal; cites corruption
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday claimed the pedestal of the newly installed statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in the state's Sindhudurg district has developed a big hole. *
BOM12 MH-TRAIN-LD FIRE
* Fire in Daund-Pune shuttle train, no casualty; one held
Pune: A minor fire broke out in the lavatory of the moving Daund-Pune shuttle train on Monday morning after a passenger allegedly threw a lighted cigarette in a dustbin there, causing panic among passengers, police said. *
BES9 MP-MONSOON-ARRIVAL
* Monsoon keeps its date with MP, brings relief from heat
Bhopal: The monsoon arrived in southwest Madhya Pradesh on Monday, aligning with its normal schedule and bringing much-needed relief from the heat and humidity that had gripped several districts over the past week. *
BOM8 CG-ACCIDENT-CAR
* 4 killed as 'drunk' car driver knocks down 2 motorbikes in Chhattisgarh
Gaurela (Chhattisgarh): Four persons riding two motorcycles were killed after a speeding car crashed into their vehicles and then rammed into a tree in Chhattisgarh's Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, police said on Monday. *