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Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
    
    BOM5 MH-TRAIN-ASSAULT

* Elderly man assaulted inside train on suspicion of carrying beef; video goes viral





Mumbai: An elderly man was allegedly assaulted by his co-passengers in an express train near Igatpuri in Maharashtra's Nashik district on suspicion that he was carrying beef, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Saturday. *
    
    BOM6 MH-SHIVAJI STATUE-PRITHVIRAJ

* Shivaji Maharaj's statue collapse a blot on state, shows Mahayuti govt's corruption: Prithviraj



Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue was a blot on Maharashtra and shows the corrupt practices of the government. *
    
    BES5 GA-CHOUHAN-ORGANIC FERTILSERS

* Use organic fertilisers to ensure soil does not turn infertile, Chouhan urges farmers



Panaji: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged farmers to switch to organic fertilisers to save the soil from turning infertile and also for the betterment of human health. *
    
BES4 CG-NMDC-PENALTY

* Chhattisgarh: Dantewada administration imposes Rs 1,620.5 cr penalty on NMDC for violations





Dantewada: The administration in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,620.5 crore on the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), a central PSU, for alleged violation of mining laws, officials said on Saturday. *

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