NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Feb 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






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* Three men held for illegally entering India as they reach Mumbai from Kuwait by fishing boat




Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, for entering India illegally using a fishing boat in which they sailed from Kuwait in a bid to escape from that country, an incident that raised concerns over potential maritime lapses.


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Kuwait boat probe: Mumbai court remands three men in police custody till Feb 10

Mumbai: A court on Wednesday remanded three men arrested for allegedly entering India illegally on a boat from Kuwait to police custody till February 10 as the police need to verify their route and whether they had committed any crime in the international territory.


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Rescue ops on at blast-hit firecrackers unit in Harda; Over 100 people hospitalised, 2 missing


Harda: More than 100 people were still undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Madhya Pradesh while two persons were missing a day after a blast rocked a firecrackers factory in Harda town and caused fire, officials said on Wednesday.



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Harda tragedy: Six firecracker godowns in Indore sealed over irregularities




Indore: The administration has sealed six firecracker godowns in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district in the last 24 hours over various irregularities, in action taken against the backdrop of a massive explosion at a firecracker factory in Harda town.







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Cong stages walkout during MP governor speech, claims no mention of MSP, cheap cylinders


Bhopal: The budget session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly started on a stormy note on Wednesday as the opposition Congress walked out during Governor Mangubhai Patel's speech in which he mentioned the consecration of Ram Lalla's idol in Ayodhya and highlighted state government's priorities.








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EC has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body's order on NCP


Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's faction as the real NCP.






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Power of democracy now realised by those who killed it post-2019 Maharashtra polls: Fadnavis



Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said those who murdered democracy after the 2019 state assembly elections have now realised the real power of democracy.







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6 Maoists tasked with putting up propaganda banners held in Chhattisgarh


Kanker: Six Maoists, tasked with putting up posters and banners to influence people towards their outlawed movement, have been arrested in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Wednesday.






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Vision loss after surgery: Govt tells Gujarat HC it is amending Clinical Establishments Act

Ahmedabad: The state government told the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday that it is in the process of amending the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act-2021, making registration mandatory for all kinds of medical establishments irrespective of their size.





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2-year-old boy falls into borewell in Gujarat's Jamnagar, rescued

Jamnagar: A two-year old boy fell into a 15-feet-deep borewell in Gujarat's Jamnagar district following which rescue teams rushed to the spot and pulled him out alive after a six-hour operation, officials said on Wednesday. ***

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