Mumbai, Jul 14 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM16 MH-ASSEMBLY-VIDARBHA FLOODS
* Vidarbha floods kill 8, damage houses, crops; relief underway on war-footing, says Mahajan
Mumbai: Relief and rehabilitation efforts in Vidarbha region are underway on a war-footing following heavy rains on July 8 and 9, Maharashtra disaster management minister Girish Mahajan said in the assembly on Monday. *
BOM8 CG-NAXAL-BLAST
* Three injured as IED planted by Naxalites explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur, Jul 14 (PTI)A teenage girl and two other persons were injured after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Monday.
BOM14 MH-GANGSTER-LD SCUFFLE
Gangster Prasad Pujari manhandled during scuffle between two groups in Mumbai jail
Mumbai: Gangster Prasad Pujari has allegedly been manhandled during a scuffle between two groups of inmates inside the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, officials said on Monday.
BOM11 MH-LD SAMBHAJI BRIGADE-ATTACK-BJP
No BJP link to attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader, says minister; Oppn targets govt
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday asserted the BJP has nothing to do with the attack on Sambhaji Brigade leader Pravin Gaikwad, even as the opposition targeted the government for not taking strong action against the perpetrators.
BOM9 MP-CAR-ACCIDENT
Four killed as speeding car hits tree in MP's Sheopur district
Sheopur (MP): Four persons were killed when their speeding car hit a tree after avoiding a cow on the road in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district in the wee hours of Monday, police said.
BOM19 MP-RAINS
Bountiful rain: MP receives 76 pc more than average this monsoon, says IMD official
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has received 76 per cent more rainfall than the normal average this monsoon season till Monday, with Tikamgarh district leading with 828.3 millimetres since June 1, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
BOM6 GJ-DROWN
Two drown, one missing as car gets swept away in overflowing causeway in Gujarat
Botad (Gujarat): A child and an elderly man drowned and another person was missing after their car was swept away in an overflowing causeway near Godhawata village in Gujarat's Botad district, officials said Monday.
BOM18 GJ-DAIRY-PROTEST
Cattle rearers clash with police outside Sabar Dairy; 3 cops injured, 40 detained
Himmatnagar (Gujarat): A protest by cattle rearers outside Sabar Dairy in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district on Monday turned violent, causing injuries to three policemen and cops lobbing teargas shells to disperse the stone-pelting crowd, an official said.
BOM5 MH-FORTS-LEGISLATORS-CELEBRATION
Mahayuti legislators celebrate UNESCO recognition of Shivaji-era forts
Mumbai: Legislators of the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra on Monday gathered at the Vidhan Bhavan steps here to celebrate the inclusion of 12 forts, including those linked to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
BOM12 MH-ROHIT PAWAR-SULE
MSEB 'scam': Rohit Pawar targeted for raising voice against govt, claims Sule
Pune: NCP (SP) Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule on Monday claimed her party MLA Rohit Pawar, who has been named in a chargesheet in the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, was being targeted for raising voice against the government. ***