NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Oct 3 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.







BOM10 MH-HC-EMERGENCY
* Working out issues with CBFC over certificate for 'Emergency': Zee Entertainment tells HC


Mumbai: Zee Entertainment Enterprises, a co-producer of Kangana Ranaut's "Emergency" film, on Thursday told the Bombay High Court it was working out with the Censor Board issues over issuance of certificate for the movie. *








BOM8 MH-HC-BADLAPUR-ACCUSED
* Badlapur case: HC asks magistrate to submit by Nov 18 report on custodial death of accused




Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the magistrate to submit by November 18 an inquiry report into the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case. *


BOM20 MH-COURT-MALEGAON

* SIMI could be behind 2008 Malegaon blast: Pragya Thakur's lawyer argues in court



Mumbai: The 2008 Malegaon blast could have been carried out by the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the lawyer of prime accused and BJP leader Pragya Thakur argued before a special court here on Thursday. *


BOM13 MH-LADKI BAHIN-PAWAR

* Adequate financial provision made for 'Ladki Bahin' scheme, says DyCM Ajit Pawar


Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said adequate monetary provision has been made for the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana', the state government's financial assistance scheme for women. *






BOM18 MH-PAWAR-PATIL

* Sharad Pawar asked me to join his party, says BJP leader after meeting him


Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP leader Harshvardhan Patil met NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Thursday, amid growing buzz that he is joining the Pawar-led party ahead of the state assembly elections.


BOM19 MH-SCHOOLGIRLS-LD DRIVER-ARREST
Sexual assault of girls in school van: Driver held, cops checking if it had woman attendant



Pune: Police have arrested the 45-year-old driver of a school van for allegedly sexually assaulting two six-year-old girl students in Pune city, an official said on Thursday.

BOM12 MH-UDDHAV
Yet to get justice from judiciary, so we decided to go to people’s court: Uddhav


Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said his party has yet to get justice despite approaching courts, so it has decided to turn to people, referring to their petitions demanding disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.







BOM7 CG-NAXAL-ENCOUNTER
Chhattisgarh: Security forces bust Naxalite camp in Sukma; recover explosives



Sukma: Security forces on Thursday busted a Naxalite camp in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district following an encounter and recovered a huge cache of explosives and other materials, police said.








BOM11 MH-AJIT-JUVENILE-AGE
Age of juvenile' under law should be lowered to 14: deputy CM Ajit Pawar<br><br><br><br>Pune: The legal age for definingjuvenile' in criminal cases should be lowered to 14 from the current 18 years, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday.








BOM5 MH-SLAB COLLAPSE

Slabs collapse in four-storey building in Mumbai; no casualty reported


Mumbai: The slabs of two floors of a four-storey building collapsed in Grant Road area of south Mumbai on Thursday, officials said.







BOM2 MH-ATAL SETU-SUICIDE
* Mumbai businessman jumps to death from Atal Setu sea bridge; second incident in 3 days


Mumbai: A 52-year-old businessman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the Atal Setu sea bridge connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, police said on Thursday. *

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