NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.







BOM16 GJ-TERROR MODULE
* Gujarat ATS busts terror module linked to Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent; arrests 4 members


Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested four persons for their links to the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a banned terror outfit, officials said. *








BOM18 GJ-LD FLIGHT

* IndiGo's Ahmedabad-Diu flight aborts take-off due to technical snag

Ahmedabad: A Diu-bound IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad carrying around 50 passengers and crew members aborted take-off at the last minute on Wednesday due to a technical issue, sources said. *



BOM3 MH-LANGUAGE-GOVERNOR
* Linguistic hatred will harm Maharashtra, affect investments: Governor


Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan has stressed the need to stay away from spreading linguistic hatred, saying it would harm the state and also affect the industry and investments. *







BOM8 MH-HC-CELEBI
* MIAL gets HC relief on replacement for Turkish firm Celebi for ground services in Mumbai





Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside its earlier interim order restraining the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from finalising tenders for ground and bridge handling services post termination of Turkish firm Celebi’s contract. *








BOM10 MH-FADNAVIS-PRAISE-OPPN
* Wrong to give political colour to birthday wishes of Pawar, Thackeray: CM Fadnavis


Pandharpur: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said no political interpretation should be placed on the praise he received from opposition leaders on his birthday. *







BOM7 MP-ACCIDENT-KANWARIYAS
* Four kanwariyas killed, two injured as car knocks them down in Gwalior


Gwalior: Four devotees out on the Kanwar Yatra were killed and two others injured when a speeding car hit them while they were walking on a road side in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said. *








BOM6 GA-POLLUTION CONTROL-VESSEL
* Coast Guard gets new pollution control vessel, official says it will protect marine ecosystems



Panaji: Defence public sector unit Goa Shipyard Limited on Wednesday launched its second indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), Samudra Prachet, for the Indian Coast Guard, an official said. *








BES12 MH-LANGUAGE-ATTACK

* Four booked for attacking student after altercation over speaking Marathi

Thane: Police have registered a case against a man and three others for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old student in Navi Mumbai's Vashi area with a hockey stick after the latter asked him to speak in Marathi, officials said. *



BOM19 CG-ELEPHANTS-ATTACK
* Wild elephants trample three persons to death in Chhattisgarh

Raigarh: Two elephants went on the rampage and trampled three individuals, including a three-year-old boy, to death at two places in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Wednesday. *

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