Mumbai, Feb 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM3 MH-SAPKAL
Wrong to say Cong has weakened after Maharashtra polls; course correction soon: Sapkal Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has said it would be wrong to conclude that his party has weakened after its worst-ever performance in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls.
BOM11 GJ-ACCIDENT
Five killed, 23 injured in accident involving private bus, truck in Gujarat’s Kutch district Bhuj: Five persons were killed and 23 others injured in an accident involving a private bus and a truck in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Friday, officials said.
BOM9 CG-NAXAL BLAST
DRG jawan injured as IED planted by Naxalites goes off in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur: A jawan of the District Reserve Guard was injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said.
BOM12 MH-COOP BANK-ARREST
Ex-CEO of New India Co-Op Bank arrested in Rs 122 crore embezzlement case Mumbai: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police has arrested former chief executive officer (CEO) of the New India Co-Operative Bank Abhimanyu Bhoan in a Rs 122 crore embezzlement case, an official said on Friday.
BOM6 MH-CYBER-ALLAHBADIA-RAKHI SAWANT
Allahbadia row: Maharashtra Cyber summons Rakhi Sawant to record statement on Feb 27 Mumbai: Maharashtra Cyber, which is probing the case tied to the YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’, has summoned actor Rakhi Sawant to record her statement next week, officials said on Friday.
BOM5 MH-CYBER-SAMBHAJI-WIKI
Four Wikipedia editors booked for not taking down objectionable content on Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai: Maharashtra Cyber has registered a case against at least four editors of Wikipedia for not taking down “objectionable” content on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj from the open source encyclopedia, officials said on Friday.
BOM4 MH-COURT-OBSCENITY
Messages like ‘you are slim, smart, fair’ to unknown woman amount to obscenity: Court Mumbai: A sessions court here has ruled that sending messages like “you are slim, look very smart and fair, I like you” to an unknown woman at night amounts to obscenity.
BOM2 MH-SHINDE-THREAT-PROBE
Maharashtra: Two nabbed from Buldhana over mails threatening to bomb Deputy CM’s car Mumbai: Mumbai police have apprehended two persons from Maharashtra’s Buldhana district in connection with emails threatening to blow up Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s car, officials said on Friday.
BES4 CG-SAI-NGO FOREIGN FUND
CM Sai orders scrutiny of Chhattisgarh NGOs receiving foreign funds Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has instructed officials to scrutinise NGOs in the state that receive foreign funds to ensure the aid is not being used for “illegal activities, including religious conversion”.
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