Mumbai, Apr 19 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.

BOM9 CG-NAXAL FREE PANCHAYAT **** Badesatti becomes Chhattisgarh’s first Naxal-free gram panchayat after introduction of Elvid scheme Sukma: Badesatti in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district has become the first gram panchayat in the state to become Naxal-free since the introduction of the Elvid Panchayat Yojana recently, under which such areas will get development projects worth Rs 1 crore. **** BOM11 MH-LD UDDHAV **** Will not allow compulsion of Hindi in Maharashtra: Uddhav Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday asserted that his party will not allow making Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra after the state government decided to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. **** BOM4 MH-SULE-LANGUAGE **** Hindi in NEP row: Undermining Marathi will not be tolerated, says Sule Pune: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Saturday said that undermining Marathi in the forceful implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in Maharashtra would not be tolerated. **** BOM5 CG-WORKERS-TORTURE **** Nails pulled out, given electric shocks: Two workers tortured by employer on suspicion of theft Korba (Chhattisgarh): Two ice cream factory workers in Korba district were allegedly tortured by their employer and his aide who pulled out their nails and administered them electric shocks on suspicion of theft, police said on Saturday. **** PTI KRK KRK