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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jun 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM10 GJ-BYPOLLS-RESULTS
* Gujarat assembly bypolls : AAP wins Visavadar, BJP retains Kadi seat


Ahmedabad: AAP leader Gopal Italia won the Visavadar seat, while BJP's Rajendra Chavda bagged Kadi seat on Monday, as counting for bypolls to the two constituencies in Gujarat concluded, officials said. *










BOM15 GJ-BYPOLLS-GOHIL

* Gujarat Cong chief Shaktisinh Gohil resigns over party's defeat in bypolls



Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil on Monday resigned from the post, taking the moral responsibility for the defeat of the party's candidates in the bypolls to Kadi and Visavadar assembly constituencies. *




BOM6 MP-FLIGHT-SNAG
* Technical snag found in Indore-Bhubaneswar IndiGo plane; flight delayed by one hour


Indore: A "minor technical snag" was detected in an IndiGo flight from Indore to Bhubaneswar carrying 140 persons, due to which it took off about an hour late from its scheduled time on Monday, the airport officials here said. *



BOM7 MH-LD FIRE-FILM CITY
* Fire breaks out on 'Anupamaa' TV show set in Mumbai's Film City; no casualty


Mumbai: A fire broke out on the set of popular TV serial 'Anupamaa' at the Film City complex in Mumbai on Monday morning, civic officials said. *








BOM5 CG-PILOT-NAXAL OPERATION
* Don't politicise anti-Naxal ops, conduct them in transparent manner: Sachin Pilot


Raipur: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said the anti-Naxal operations should be carried out effectively in a transparent manner and the exercise should not be politicised. *









BOM11 MP-YADAV-CONG
* Cong always insulted Ambedkar, should apologise for its 'sins': MP CM


Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday claimed the Congress always "disrespected" Dr BR Ambedkar and did not let him win any Lok Sabha election during his lifetime. *








BOM13 MH-MSRTC-WHITE PAPER
* MSRTC's accumulated losses rose to Rs 10,324 crore in FY24: White paper


Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) accumulated losses surged to Rs 10,324 crore in 2023-24, more than double from Rs 4,603 crore in 2018-19, as per a white paper released by the state-run bus service on Monday. *










BOM12 MH-AZMI-NCP
* NCP criticises Abu Azmi for 'wari' remark, calls him 'toxic element' in Maharashtra


Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), an ally in the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, slammed Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Monday for his remark about 'wari', the foot march by devotees of Lord Vitthal to the temple town of Pandharpur, and demanded action against him. *








BES9 MH-BUILDING-LD-FIRE
* Fire breaks out at six-storey building in south Mumbai; none hurt


Mumbai: A blaze broke out at an office in a six-storey building at Marine Lines in south Mumbai on Monday, an official said. *

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