NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.




BOM8 MH-SOCIAL UNITY-LD-PAWAR
* Pawar expresses concern over potential for Manipur-like disturbances in Maharashtra


Thane: Social unity is must for the development of the country, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said and expressed deep concern over the potential for Manipur-like disturbances in Maharashtra, though he did not specify why he thought so. *








BOM7 MP-ACCIDENT-DEATHS
* Four persons killed after bus rams into motorcycle in MP

Bhopal: Four persons, including three members of a family, were killed after a bus rammed into their motorcycle in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city, police said on Monday. *


LGB1 MH-HC-POLL-WAIKAR-KIRTIKAR

* Mumbai LS polls: HC issues summons to Waikar on plea of losing Sena (UBT) candidate

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday issued summons to Shiv Sena's Ravindra Waikar on a petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar challenging his election from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat. *



BOM5 GJ-TRAMADOL-CUSTOMS

* Gujarat: Customs seize Tramadol worth Rs 110 cr set for fraudulent export to west Africa



Ahmedabad: The Customs department at Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district seized 68 lakh Tramadol tablets worth Rs 110 crore from two export containers destined for the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Niger. *








BOM3 MP-ACCIDENT-KANWARIYAS-DEATH
* Two 'kanwariyas' dead, 14 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley in MP's Morena


Morena: Two 'kanwariyas' died and 14 were injured after a truck hit a tractor-trolley in Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a police official said. *








BOM2 MH-BMW ACCIDENT-DEATH
* Motorist hit by speeding BMW in Worli on Jul 20 dies in hospital


Mumbai: A 28-year-old man who was left severely injured after his two-wheeler was hit by a speeding BMW car in Mumbai's Worli area on July 20 has died in hospital, a police official said on Monday. *





BOM9 MH-WOMAN-LD-MURDER
* Woman killed, body dumped in Navi Mumbai: Several teams working on case, says DCP


Thane: Several teams have been formed to crack the murder case of a 20-year-old woman, whose body was dumped in the thicket near Uran railway station in Navi Mumbai last week, a senior police official said on Monday. *








BOM6 MH-WOMAN-CHAINED
* Woman found chained to tree in Sindhudurg; cops recover US passport photocopy



Mumbai: A 50-year-old woman was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, and a photocopy of her US passport as well as other documents, including an Aadhaar card with a Tamil Nadu address, were recovered from her, a police official said on Monday. *







LGB2 MH-HC-PATANJALI COST
* Trademark infringement case: HC imposes cost of Rs 4 cr on Patanjali for breach of court order


Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday imposed a cost of Rs 4 crore on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd for the alleged breach of a 2023 interim order that restrained the company from selling its camphor products in relation to a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd. *

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