Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM4 GJ-RAINS
* Rains claim 9 more lives in Gujarat, flood-like scene in many areas; PM holds talks with CM
Ahmedabad: Rain-related incidents claimed nine more lives in Gujarat, taking the death toll to 16 in two days, while another 8,500 people were relocated and rescued from flood-affected areas with rains continuing to lash some parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. *
BOM17 GJ-RAINS-VADODARA
* Gujarat rains: Parts of Vadodara city remain flooded for 2nd day, Army called in
Vadodara: With many parts of Gujarat's Vadodara city remaining inundated on the second consecutive day, the situation is "alarming" and the Army has been called in to carry out relief and rescue work, the state government said on Wednesday. *
BOM14 MH-SHIVAJI STATUE-LD CLASH
* Sena (UBT), Narayan Rane supporters clash at Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse site
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) workers and supporters of BJP MP Narayan Rane clashed on Wednesday at a fort in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra where the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had collapsed. *
BOM11 MH-SHIVAJI STATUE-UDDHAV
* Corruption has peaked under Mahayuti govt: Uddhav on Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday hit out at the Eknath Shinde-led government over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue, alleging that corruption has peaked under the Mahayuti dispensation. *
BOM2 MH-ASARAM-HOSPITAL
* Asaram brought to hospital near Mumbai for treatment of heart-related ailment
Mumbai: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving a life sentence in Jodhpur Central Jail for raping a minor, has been brought to a medical facility at Khopoli in Maharashtra's Raigad district for treatment of a heart-related ailment, officials said on Wednesday. *
BOM12 MH-DESHMUKH-FADNAVIS
* Criminals do not fear police in Maharashtra under Fadnavis: Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: Senior NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday alleged that the law and order situation has worsened in Maharashtra under the watch of home minister Devendra Fadnavis, claiming that criminals do not fear the police anymore. *
BOM15 GA-HC-AAP LEADER
* Mercedes car crash: HC relief for Goa AAP leader Amit Palekar in bail violation case
Panaji: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside the order of a lower court which had cancelled the bail of Aam Aadmi Party's Goa unit president Amit Palekar in connection with a 2023 road accident that killed three persons. *
BOM5 MP-COWS-RIVER
* Video shows group of persons throwing cows into MP river; four booked
Satna (MP): A video of several cows being thrown into a swollen river in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh by a group of persons has gone viral on social media, prompting the police to register a case against four men. **