NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.





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*Security Bill against Left Wing Extremism, says CM; uses Islam-ISIS comparison to allay fears




Mumbai: The Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill passed by the state legislature in the ongoing Monsoon Session is not against Left parties or anti-government voices but aims to target Left Wing Extremism, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday. *






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* Curbs after clash: No general visitors to be allowed in Vidhan Bhavan during session: Speaker


Mumbai: A day after supporters of two MLAs clashed in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan premises, assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Friday said visitors will not be allowed in the legislature complex during the session, and only ministers, legislators, their personal secretaries and officials will get entry.


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Women should be freed from regressive customs and traditions: Bhagwat


Pune: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said the empowerment of women is essential for the progress of any nation, and they should be freed from regressive customs and traditions.






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Central agencies being misused to target oppn leaders, but will cooperate: Baghel on ED action


Raipur: Amid the Enforcement Directorate's action against his son in an alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case, former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said central agencies were being misused to target opposition leaders.




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Oppn's letter to Guv terms Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 'oppressive, ambiguous'


Mumbai: A delegation of opposition leaders on Friday submitted a letter to Governor CP Radhakrishnan against the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 which they claimed was "oppressive, ambiguous and open to misuse".





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Cong boycotts Chhattisgarh assembly proceedings over ED action against Baghel's son


Raipur: Congress MLAs on Friday boycotted the proceedings of the Chhattisgarh assembly for the day as a mark of protest against the Enforcement Directorate's action against former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's son, and accused the central probe agency of trying to harass the opposition.





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Case against NCP (SP) MLA Awhad for obstructing police during protest at Vidhan Bhavan



Mumbai: Mumbai police on Friday registered a case against NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad and others for obstructing public servants in discharging their duty while staging a protest at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan, an official said.




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Maharashtra Govt renames Islampur to Ishwarpur



Mumbai: Maharashtra Government on Friday announced that Islampur in Sangli district is being renamed as Ishwarpur.





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NCP MLC stages sit-in at Vidhan Bhavan after PA not allowed entry


Mumbai: NCP MLC Amol Mitkari on Friday staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan here after his personal assistant (PA) was denied entry into the complex on the last day of the monsoon session of the state legislature.




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Three-storey chawl collapses in Bandra; search and rescue efforts on

Mumbai: A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. ***

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