NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM17 MH-HC-2NDLD TRAIN BLASTS
* 7/11 train blasts: All 12 accused acquitted; HC says 'hard to believe' they committed the crime


Mumbai: Nineteen years after seven train blasts here killed more than 180 persons, the Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all the 12 accused, saying the prosecution “utterly failed” to prove the case and it was "hard to believe the accused committed the crime". *




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* HC acquits all 7/11 train blasts accused: Maharashtra govt will study order, says Bawankule


Mumbai: Maharashtra revenue minister and senior BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the state government will assess the merits of the Bombay High Court order acquitting all 12 accused in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, which killed more than 180 persons, before deciding on whether to challenge it in the Supreme Court. *



BOM12 MH-MINISTER VIDEO-TATKARE
* Ajit Pawar will speak to Minister Kokate about his mobile 'game' video, says NCP leader

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Senior NCP leader Sunil Tatkare on Monday said party president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will take a serious note of the video of Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate playing a game on his mobile phone during a legislative session and talk to him about it. *




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* Clash over minister's mobile 'game' video: Ajit Pawar asks NCP youth wing chief to step down


Mumbai: Taking serious note of the beating up of Chhava Sanghatna activists by NCP workers, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday asked his party's youth wing chief Suraj Chavan to resign from his post. *





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* Naxalites kill two men in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Bijapur: Two men have been killed by Naxalites in different villages of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Monday. *





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* Waterlogging in parts of Mumbai after heavy rains; traffic affected

Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai overnight, causing waterlogging in some low-lying areas and slowing vehicular movement in parts of the city, civic officials said on Monday. *





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* Cong targets Maharashtra govt over farmer suicides, minister's 'mobile game' video
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday hit out at the state government, accusing ministers and office-bearers of the ruling parties of being arrogant and insensitive towards farmers' issues. *



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* Goa assembly passes unanimous resolution hailing PM, armed forces for Op Sindoor



Panaji: The Goa assembly on the first day of the Monsoon session on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country's armed forces for the success of Operation Sindoor. *




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* Raut claims four Maharashtra ministers 'honey trapped'; BJP asks him to give proof


Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged four Maharashtra ministers and many government officials have been “honey trapped”, a claim contested by Maharashtra cabinet member Chandrashekhar Bawankule who asked him to make the evidence public. *

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