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Mumbai, July 6 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.

BOM2 MH-ASHADHI EKADASHI-FADNAVIS


* Fadnavis performs 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' puja in Pandharpur, prays for prosperity of farmers



Pandharpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday performed the 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' mahapuja in Pandharpur town, seeking blessings of Lord Vitthal for the prosperity of farmers and removing all crises from the state. *

BOM6 GJ-AAP MLA-ARREST
* Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava arrested on attempt to murder charges
Rajpipla: Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava has been arrested on charges of attempt to murder after he allegedly attacked a taluka panchayat functionary at Dediapada in Narmada district, police said on Sunday. *

BOM8 MH-LANGUAGE-BJP
* Raj, Uddhav speeches at joint rally irrelevant and bereft of facts: BJP leader Shelar
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar on Sunday dismissed the speeches of Raj and Uddhav Thackeray at a joint rally here the previous day as irrelevant, distortion of facts and an attempt to divert from real issues. *

BOM11 MH-MUMBAI POLICE-DIGITAL ARREST
* Preventive action helps Mumbai Police block crores of rupees in online frauds
By Sumir Kaul
Mumbai: In an escalating battle against sophisticated online fraud, Mumbai Police has initiated a large-scale awareness programme aimed at protecting citizens from 'digital arrest' scams and has successfully thwarted several such attempts, saving crores of rupees from slipping into the hands of fraudsters. *

BOM9 MH-GADKARI-WARS
* Gadkari cites ongoing wars, flays superpowers' authoritarianism; flags threat of 'World War'
Nagpur: Coordination, harmony and love are vanishing due to the authoritarianism and dictatorship of superpowers and there is an atmosphere of conflict across the world, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday while citing the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran wars. *

BES5 MH-LANGUAGE-SAMBHAJI-MLA
* Hindi-Marathi row: Was Sambhaji Maharaj a fool to learn 16 languages, asks Sena MLA
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad cited the legendary reputation of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj as a polyglot to attack Uddhav and Raj Thackeray for their strident opposition to Hindi and the three-language policy in state schools. *

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