NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Sep 2 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






BOM11 MH-RAIN-MARATHWADA
* Maharashtra: Four dead as heavy rains lash Marathwada region



Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Heavy rains pounded Marathwada region of Maharashtra over the last 24 hours ending at 9 AM on Monday, with Pathri village in Parbhani district recording the highest rainfall of 314 mm, leaving four people dead and affecting normal life in rural areas, officials said. *






BOM16 MP-HC-EMERGENCY-KANGANA
* Sikh outfits' PIL seeks apology from Kangana, Centre over 'Emergency'; HC issues notices




Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices to actor Kangana Ranaut, the Centre, censor board and others on a PIL challenging the screening of her upcoming Hindi film 'Emergency' on the ground it contains scenes that violate fundamental rights of Sikhs. *



BOM13 MH-EX-CORPORATOR-MURDER-LD ARREST
* Pune ex-corporator's murder: Four, including his sisters and brothers-in-law, held

Pune: Pune Police probing the brutal murder of former corporator Vanraj Andekar have arrested four persons, including his two sisters and their husbands, a senior officer said on Monday. *






BOM5 MH-HC-WAIKAR
* HC directs Shiv Sena MP Waikar to file affidavit on rival's plea challenging his Lok Sabha win



Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday directed Ravindra Waikar, a member of the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, to file an affidavit responding to a petition challenging his election as an MP in recent polls. *








BOM7 MP-TRACTOR-ACCIDENT
* Four killed, 20 hurt as tractor-trolley overturns in MP

Damoh (MP): At least four persons were killed and more than 20 injured when a tractor-trolley carrying them overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, police said on Monday. *






BOM9 MH-PRESIDENT-TEMPLE
* President Murmu offers prayers at Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur

Kolhapur: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday embarked on a three-day visit to Maharashtra by offering prayers at the famous temple of goddess Mahalaxmi in Kolhapur city. *







BOM14 MH-HC-POLICE
* 'Settlement' of attempt to murder, dacoity case: Mockery of justice, says HC

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court expressed surprise with the "lackadaisical and lethargic manner" in which an attempt to murder and dacoity case was being handled by the police in Badlapur in Thane district and said this was a "mockery of the criminal justice system". *






BOM15 MP-US CITIZEN-DEATH
* US citizen found dead in Indore hotel room, heart attack suspected

Indore: The body of a United States citizen was found in the room of a five-star hotel in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a police official said. *











BOM12 MH-DESHMUKH-SHAKTI BILL

*NCP (SP) plans stir for nod to Shakti bill proposing harsh punishment for anti-women crimes



Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday demanded that President Droupadi Murmu approve the Shakti bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature that prescribes the death penalty for rapists. *

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