Mumbai, Jul 26 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM8 MH-TUGBOAT-LD RESCUE
* Maharashtra: All 14 crew members rescued from tugboat that went adrift off Alibag coast
Mumbai: All 14 crew members of a tugboat that had drifted in the Arabian Sea off the Alibag coast in Maharashtra’s Raigad district have been rescued, a police official said on Friday. *
BOM15 GJ-RAINS
* Over 2,500 evacuated amid heavy rains in south Gujarat, Purna river above danger mark
Navsari: More than 2,500 people were shifted out of their homes as several villages were inundated due to heavy rains in south Gujarat, officials said on Friday. *
BOM14 MH-RAINS-RIVERS
* More than 2,000 people relocated as Panchaganga river flows above danger mark in Kolhapur
Kolhapur/Sangli: More than 2,000 people were relocated from inundated areas as the Panchaganga river started flowing above the danger mark in western Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, an official said on Friday. *
BOM9 CG-TRAIN-DERAILMENT
* Chhattisgarh: Engine of empty passenger train derails after hitting fallen tree, driver injured
Kanker: The engine of an empty passenger train derailed after hitting a giant tree that had fallen on the track in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Friday, causing minor injuries to the loco pilot, officials said. *
BOM12 MH-LEVEL CROSSING-SCHOOL BUS
* Lucky escape for 40 students after school bus gets stuck at level crossing in Nagpur
Nagpur: Timely intervention by a loco pilot and locals saved the lives of 40 students after the school bus they were travelling on got stuck on railway tracks at a level crossing in Nagpur, an official said on Friday. *
BOM13 MH-JARANGE
* Will gather information from assembly seats next month before taking poll call: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Quota activist Manoj Jarange said on Friday that they will gather information about the Maratha community’s position in each assembly constituency of Maharashtra next month before deciding their strategy for the state polls. *
BOM11 MP-WELL-DEATHS
* Four die after inhaling suspected poisonous gas in well in MP's Katni
Katni (MP): Four persons, including a man and his nephew, died due to suspected inhalation of a poisonous gas in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Katni, an official said on Friday. *
BOM10 GA-SESSION-EMPLOYMENT-SAWANT
* Goa govt to amend law to ensure private companies give priority to locals in jobs: CM Sawant
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday informed the legislative assembly that the state's Employment Exchanges Act will be amended to ensure that private companies give priority to local candidates in their recruitment. *
BOM2 GA-RAILWAY
* Landslide, tree fall on Goa-Karnataka border hit traffic on South Western Railway
Panaji: The movement of five trains were affected on the South Western Railway due to a landslide between Dudhsagar and Sonaulim sections on the Goa-Karnataka border shortly after Thursday midnight, an official said on Friday. *