NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.





BOM15 MH-ASSEMBLY-LD FARMERS
* Maharashtra: Oppn walks out from assembly over farmer suicides, delay in soybean payment


Mumbai: Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly twice staged a walk-out on Wednesday over the issues of farmer suicides and non-payment to soybean cultivators whose crop was procured by government agencies. *





BOM7 MP-BJP-KHANDELWAL
* MLA Hemant Khandelwal elected Madhya Pradesh BJP president


Bhopal: Legislator Hemant Kumar Khandelwal was on Wednesday declared elected as the new president of the Madhya Pradesh BJP unit in the presence of senior party leaders. *



BOM6 CG-NAXAL-BLAST
* Man injured IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur


Bijapur: A 32-year-old villager was seriously injured after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Wednesday. *





BOM14 MH-WAQF-PAL
* Tejashwi Yadav misleading people with eye on Bihar elections: Pal


Mumbai: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s remarks about “throwing the amended Waqf Act in dustbin” was an attempt to mislead people of Bihar ahead of assembly polls there, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal said on Wednesday. *





BOM3 MH-LANGUAGE-SENA (UBT)
* Won't accept 3-language policy even in future: Sanjay Raut


Mumbai: Days after the Maharashtra government decided to withdraw orders on implementation of the three-language policy, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said they will not accept such a policy even in future. *





BOM13 MH-COUNCIL-DRUG PEDDLERS-MCOCA
* Govt to amend existing laws so that MCOCA is invoked against drug peddlers: CM Fadnavis



Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state government will amend the existing laws so that drug peddlers are booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). *




BOM2 MH-TRANSPORTERS-STRIKE
* Truckers go on strike against e-challans in Maharashtra; 'mixed response': Transporters' body



Mumbai: Truckers in Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest against the e-challan system and press for other long-pending demands, disrupting goods transport services across the state, transporters' representative said. *




BOM11 MH-SHIV SENA-SPLIT-BJP LEADER
* Shiv Sena split due to internal disputes, it's unfair to blame Fadnavis for it: BJP legislator


Mumbai: BJP MLC Parinay Fuke on Wednesday said the Shiv Sena split in 2022 as a result of its leadership and internal disputes, and claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis did not play any role in it. *





BOM9 CG-GOVT EMPLOYEES-INVESTMENT
* Chhattisgarh govt staff allowed to invest in shares, MFs; intraday trading prohibited


Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has allowed its employees to invest in shares, securities, debentures and mutual funds, an official here said. *

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