NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.







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* Chhattisgarh: Naxalite killed in encounter in Bijapur district


Bijapur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. *





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* One worker killed, 4 injured as platform collapses at NTPC plant in Bilaspur


Bilaspur: A worker was killed and four others were injured after a platform collapsed at a plant of government-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Wednesday, police said. *



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* Protesters remove tarpaulin from 'kabutarkhana' in Mumbai; minister condemns act

Mumbai: Protesters on Wednesday removed the tarpaulin put up by the municipal corporation to cover the kabutarkhana (pigeon feeding station) at Dadar in Mumbai, after the Bombay High Court ordered closure of such facilities. *





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* Hinduism knows how to manage diversity, world needs it: RSS chief Bhagwat


Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said today's conflict-ridden world needs Hinduism because it is a universal religion which teaches how to accept and manage diversity. *





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* Vantara to back Maha govt petition to bring back elephant Madhuri: CM


Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Vantara, the Jamnagar-based animal rehabilitation centre, will support the Maharashtra government's petition in the Supreme Court seeking the return of elephant Madhuri to a monastery in Kolhapur, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. *




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* Nine Naxals lay down arms in Chhattisgarh


Bijapur: Nine Naxalites, including six carrying a collective bounty of Rs 24 lakh, surrendered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said. *




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* 2 Marathi-speaking men attacked by migrants in Thane after dispute; 1 accused held


Thane: Two Marathi-speaking men were injured after allegedly being assaulted by some migrants over a dispute near the Bhayander railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday. *





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* FIR against 2 doctors of Navi Mumbai eye hospital after 5 patients contract infection



Thane: Five patients suffered from serious eye infection after operation at a prominent eye hospital in Navi Mumbai, prompting police to register a case against two ophthalmologists who conducted the surgeries without having a license, officials said on Wednesday. *





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*Woman MBBS student commits suicide in Pune college hostel

Pune: A 21-year-old woman medical student allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room of a college here, police said on Wednesday. *





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* Fire at commercial establishment in Mumbai; no casualty


Mumbai: A fire broke out in a single-storey commercial establishment in Mumbai's Andheri area early on Wednesday, civic officials said. *

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