Mumbai, Mar 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
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PM says 44 crore Indians will be obese by 2050, calls for cut in edible oil consumption Silvassa (Dadra, Nagar Haveli): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged the issue of obesity and cited a report to assert that by 2050, as many as 44 crore Indians will be obese, which he termed as a shocking and dangerous number.
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PM Modi inaugurates NAMO Hospital in Silvassa Silvassa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the NAMO Hospital (Phase I) at Silvassa in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
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One labourer killed, another hurt as IED planted by Naxalites explodes at mine in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur: A labourer was killed and another sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off at an iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said.
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Maharashtra economy to grow at 7.3 per cent in 24-25; agri sector to expand by 8.7 per cent Mumbai: Maharashtra’s economy is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent as per the advance estimates of 2024-25, said the government’s pre-Budget Economic Survey tabled in the assembly on Friday.
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Maharashtra receives record FDI of past decade in just nine months of 2024-25: Fadnavis Mumbai: Maharashtra has received record FDI (foreign direct investment) inflows of the past ten years in just nine months of 2024-25, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi begins two-day Gujarat visit, meets key Congress leaders Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning as part of his two-day Gujarat visit, during which he will hold meetings with party leaders with a focus on the 2027 assembly elections.
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11 Naxalites with Rs 40 lakh bounty surrender in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur Narayanpur: Eleven Naxalites, including seven women, carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 40 lakh on their heads surrendered in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, a police official said.
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Sheena Bora murder case trial to resume on daily basis from Mar 10 Mumbai: The trial in the Sheena Bora murder case is set to resume on a day-to-day basis from March 10 after a standstill of more than four months following the transfer of the special judge.
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Narmada canals with cumulative length of more than 5,900 km yet to be built: Gujarat CM Gandhinagar: Canals with a cumulative length of more than 5,900 km are yet to be constructed as part of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel told the state assembly on Friday.
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MP sees sudden chill; mercury plunges to 8 degrees Celsius in Pachmari Bhopal: People in at least a dozen places across Madhya Pradesh scrambled for warm clothes on Friday morning as the mercury plunged below 10 degrees Celsius.
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