Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM15 GJ-BRIDGE-3RD LD COLLAPSE
* 9 persons killed as vehicles fall into river after bridge collapse in Vadodara
Vadodara: Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. *
BOM23 MH-SENA MLA-2ND LD ASSAULT
* Shiv Sena MLA slaps canteen staffer in Mumbai over stale food; CM, Oppn condemn act
Mumbai: Maharashtra Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Gaikwad slapped an employee at the MLAs' hostel canteen in Mumbai after being served stale food, drawing condemnation from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as well as the opposition parties. *
BOM22 CG-NAXAL-SURRENDER
* 12 Naxalites, including 9 carrying Rs 28.50 lakh bounty, surrender in Dantewada
Dantewada: Twelve Naxalites, nine of them carrying a collective reward of Rs 28.50 lakh, surrendered in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, a police official said. *
BOM20 MH-ASSEMBLY-CONVERSION-LAW
* Maharashtra govt to bring strict anti-conversion law: Minister
Mumbai: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said a stringent law to prevent religious conversions will be enacted in the state. *
BOM17 MH-PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN-INTERVIEW
* Won't be surprised if Cong decides to go solo in Maharashtra civic polls: Prithviraj Chavan
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said he would not be surprised if the Congress decides to go solo in Mumbai and other civic body polls in the state likely to be held later this year. *
BOM16 MH-COURT-PORSCHE CASE-SAMPLES
* Porsche case accused even tried to tamper with blood samples at second hospital: Police
Pune: The prosecution in the Pune Porsche case has told a court here that attempts were made to swap blood samples at a second hospital to save the juvenile accused, but it wasn’t successful. *
BOM5 MH-RAINS-VIDARBHA
* IMD issues red alert for Nagpur, schools and colleges shut
Nagpur: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert, predicting heavy rains in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, prompting the administration to declare a holiday for all schools and colleges here on Wednesday, officials said.
LGB1 MH-HC-PATERNITY TEST
Suspicion of adultery by wife no ground to make child face DNA test to confirm paternity: HC
Mumbai: Merely because a man suspects his wife of adultery does not become a ground to make their minor child undergo a DNA test to determine paternity, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has said. ***