Mumbai, Mar 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
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SP MLA Abu Azmi suspended from Maharashtra assembly for remarks praising Aurangzeb Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi was on Wednesday suspended from the Maharashtra legislative assembly's membership till the end of the ongoing budget session over his remarks eulogising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
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Suspended despite withdrawing my remark: SP MLA Abu Azmi Mumbai: SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi, who was suspended from the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over his comment praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, said the action against him was taken despite him retracting his remark.
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Court stays Maharashtra minister Kokate's conviction in cheating case Mumbai: A court in Nashik on Wednesday stayed the conviction of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case of 1995.
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Maharashtra: Two workers killed, one injured as slab collapses in Chikhla mines of MOIL Bhandara: Two workers were killed and one was injured after a slab collapsed in the Chikhla mines of Manganese Ore (India) Limited in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district on Wednesday, an official said.
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Maharashtra govt framing policy to stop water contamination for disease prevention: Minister Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday told the legislative assembly that the state government was working on framing a policy to stop contamination of water in order to prevent illnesses caused by it.
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Drug addiction a 'quasi pandemic'; strict compliance with rules needed during arrest: HC Mumbai: Drug trafficking is a serious crime and drug addiction is a "quasi pandemic", the Bombay High Court has said, stressing the need for authorities to scrupulously follow the mandated rules while arresting a person and during recovery procedure.
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Tiger count in Maharashtra up at 444 from 101 in 2000: Minister Mumbai: Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Wednesday said the state's tiger count has gone up to 444 this year from 101 in 2000, and the government has approved funds of Rs 200 crore for solar fencing of villages near tiger habitats.
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144 fishermen from Gujarat languishing in Pakistan jails: Govt tells assembly Gandhinagar: A total of 144 fishermen from Gujarat are currently languishing in Pakistani jails, and 22 of them were arrested by the neighbouring country in the last two years, the state government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday.
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Paid bribe to minister's PA, claims BJP leader; party asks him to file police complaint Panaji: BJP leader and former Goa minister Pandurang Madkaikar has alleged that he had paid a bribe of nearly Rs 20 lakh to the PA of a minister to get his file passed.
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