Mumbai, Jun 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM9 GJ-PLANECRASH-LD DNA SAMPLES
* AI plane crash: 190 victims identified, bodies of 32 foreigners among 159 handed over to kin
Ahmedabad: At least 190 victims of last week's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have so far been identified through DNA tests and 159 bodies, including of 32 foreign nationals, handed over to their families, officials said on Wednesday. *
BOM18 MH-SCHOOLS-2NDLD HINDI
Maharashtra makes Hindi 'generally' 3rd language in Classes 1 to 5; Cong, MNS slam move
Mumbai/Pune: The Maharashtra government has issued an order making Hindi "generally" the third language, and not mandatory, for students of Classes 1 to 5 studying in English and Marathi medium schools in the state. *
BOM12 GJ-PLANECRASH-SURVIVOR-DISCHARGE
AI plane crash: Lone survivor discharged from hospital; attends brother's cremation in Diu
Ahmedabad: Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, has been discharged from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital following his recovery, and he later attended the cremation of his deceased brother who was flying with him on the same aircraft, officials said on Wednesday.
BOM3 MH-PLANECRASH-EX-MINISTER
Ahmedabad AI plane crash: Praful Patel questions 'silence' of Singapore Airlines
Mumbai: Former Civil Aviation Minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Wednesday questioned the "silence" of Singapore Airlines over the horrific crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad last week.
LGB1 MH-HC-HDFC-LILAVATI TRUST
HDFC Bank CEO seeks quashing of FIR filed on fraud charges levelled by Lilavati Trust
Mumbai: HDFC Bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sashidhar Jagdishan has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him based on the financial fraud allegations made by the Lilavati Trust, which oversees the Mumbai-based Lilavati Hospital.
BOM19 MH-FADNAVIS-BADGUJAR
No opposition to Badgujar's induction into BJP: Fadnavis
Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday defended the induction of former Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sudhakar Badgujar into the BJP, saying there was no opposition to his entry into the ruling party.
BOM15 CG-CABINET-TIGER CONSERVATION
Chhattisgarh govt to set up tiger foundation society to address declining population of big cats
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to set up a tiger foundation society in order to address the dwindling population of big cats in the state and take measures for their conservation, officials said.
BES10 MP-WALL-COLLAPSE
Two dead as under-construction wall collapses in MP village
Ratlam: Two labourers were killed when an under-construction wall collapsed into a well in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. ***