NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jun 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.








BOM8 GJ-PLANECRASH-DNA SAMPLES
* Ahmedabad plane crash: 220 victims identified, 202 bodies handed over to kin


Ahmedabad: Over a week after 270 people were killed in the Ahmedabad plane crash, 220 victims have been identified through DNA tests, and the mortal remains of 202 of them were handed over to their families, a Gujarat minister said on Friday. *








BOM4 CG-NAXAL ENCOUNTER
* Woman Naxalite killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker



Kanker: A woman Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Friday morning, a police official said. *




BOM10 MH-HC-LOCAL TRAINS-DEATHS
* HC raises alarm over commuter deaths on Mumbai local network, calls for preventive steps


Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday expressed concern over deaths of commuters on Mumbai local trains, describing the situation as "alarming," an observation coming days after five people lost their lives post-falling off a packed suburban service. *







BOM12 MH-LOCAL BODY POLLS-UDDHAV
* Local body polls: Uddhav meets Sena (UBT) district chiefs; cadre wants solo fight, says leader



Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday met his party's district unit presidents to discuss preparations for the local body polls to be held across Maharashtra later this year. *








BOM9 GA-BJP-GAUDE
* BJP will not tolerate indiscipline of any kind: Naik on Gaude's removal from Goa cabinet


Panaji: Days after Goa minister Govind Gaude was dropped from the cabinet, state BJP president Damodar Naik on Friday said the party will not tolerate indiscipline of any kind. *









BOM6 MH-LD SHARAD PAWAR
* Sharad Pawar says MVA members to deliberate on contesting civic polls together


Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said that the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will deliberate on contesting the upcoming civic elections in Maharashtra together.








BOM11 CG-DROWNING
Four swept away in swollen river amid rains in Chhattisgarh


Ambikapur: Four persons, among them two children, were swept away in the strong currents of a swollen river in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district and are feared drowned, officials said on Friday.








BOM2 MH-DRUGS-NIGERIAN-ARREST
Nigerian woman held with Rs 5 crore drugs on Delhi-Mumbai bus


Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has recovered drugs valued at nearly Rs 5 crore from a Nigerian woman travelling on a bus from Delhi to Mumbai, an official said on Friday. ***

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