NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 5 PM.

BOM13 MH-FIRE-2ND LD DEATHS


* 7 killed as fire breaks out in shop-cum-residential building in Mumbai; CM orders probe




Mumbai: Seven persons, including three minors, were killed after a fire broke out in a double-storey shop-cum-residential structure in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a fire official said. *

BOM14 GJ-DRUGS-LD SEIZURE



* Rs 1,814 cr mephedrone, its raw materials seized from Bhopal factory; 2 held



Ahmedabad: Authorities have seized mephedrone (MD) drug valued at Rs 1,814 crore and its raw materials from a factory on the outskirts of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal and arrested two persons in this connection, officials said on Sunday. *


BOM12 NUCLEAR-SMALL REACTORS

* NPCIL to operate small nuclear plants for private players

Mumbai: In a first, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) will operate 220 MW capacity small nuclear plants for private players who will provide both funding and land for the project, a senior government official has said. *


BOM4 GA-PROTESTS-CHURCH

* Protests against ex-Goa RSS chief: Church body calls for peace



Panaji: The Goa church authorities have called for peace and restraint in the coastal state amid protests against former Goa RSS chief Subhash Velingkar for his comments on St Francis Xavier. *

BES3 MH-POLICE RECRUITMENT-TRIBALS



* Maharashtra govt relaxes height requirement for tribal candidates in police recruitment



Thane: The Maharashtra government has issued a notification relaxing the height requirement for tribal candidates during police recruitment, a police official said on Sunday. *

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)