NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Nov 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.






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* Security forces kill 10 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh encounter; peace back in Bastar, says CM Sai


Sukma: Ten Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, a senior police official said. *








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* Three killed, nine hospitalised following gas leak at fertiliser plant in Maharashtra


Sangli/Mumbai: Three persons, including two women, were killed and nine others hospitalised following a gas leak after a blast in a reactor at a fertiliser plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, an official said on Friday. *



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* Trend of increasing US-Indo ties expected to continue under Trump: Mike Hankey


Panaji: Consul General of the United States in Mumbai, Mike Hankey, said on Friday that the trend of ever-increasing ties between India and America is expected to continue during the tenure of Donald Trump’s new government. *






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* Court acquits MLA Bachchu Kadu in 2011 Mantralaya clerk slapping case


Mumbai: A special court here on Friday acquitted former Maharashtra minister Omprakash alias Bachchu Kadu in a 2011 case of slapping a clerk at the Mantralaya, the state secretariat in south Mumbai. *



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* Atrocities case: IRS officer Wankhede moves HC seeking independent probe against Malik


Mumbai: Sameer Wankhede, former zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has urged the Bombay High Court to transfer the probe into an atrocities case against NCP leader Nawab Malik to an independent agency like the CBI. *










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* MVA to keep all its newly-elected MLAs under one roof after poll results: Raut


Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents have decided to house all its newly-elected MLAs together in Mumbai after the Maharashtra election results, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday, a move aimed at preventing poaching ahead of government formation. *









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* Will choose the side that can form government: Prakash Ambedkar



Mumbai: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar said on Friday that if his party gets the required numbers in the Maharashtra assembly polls, it will choose the side that can form the government.






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Indore to host Eurasian Group meeting from Nov 25 to 29



Indore: Indore city in Madhya Pradesh will host the 41st plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group, which has nine countries including India as its members, from November 25 to 29, a senior official said on Friday. ***

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