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Mumbai, Apr 13 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.
BOM16 MP-SHAH **** Cooperative movement had remained in shambles as laws not tweaked earlier: Shah Bhopal: Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the cooperative movement had remained in shambles in the country as laws were earlier not tweaked accordingly. **** BOM15 MH-SHAH-SHINDE-BJP **** Alliance woes: Shinde won’t complain to Shah, he will speak to Ajit Pawar, says BJP’s Mungantiwar Mumbai, Apr 13 (PTI) Amid talk of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde raising contentious issues concerning the state’s ruling alliance with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP ‘s Sudhir Mungantiwar on Sunday defended the Shiv Sena leader. **** BOM10 MH-TEMPLES-DRESS CODE **** As temples in Maharashtra see dress code wave, visitors have mixed feelings Mumbai: Temples across Maharashtra are gradually adopting dress codes for visitors, as trusts managing these places of worship have issued guidelines urging devotees to wear modest, traditional clothing. **** BOM9 MH-CYBER CRIME **** Mumbai fights back: Complaints on cyber crime helpline 1930 touches 1-lakh mark; Rs 241 cr saved Mumbai: Helpline number 1930 is becoming a potent weapon in Mumbai police’s fight against cyber crime in the last three years, with the number of complaints crossing the one lakh figure this week and the amount saved on behalf of victims standing at a whopping Rs 241 crore, an official said on Sunday. **** BOM4 GL-FAMILY-LD SUICIDE **** Farmer and his wife die, their 3 children hospitalised after suicide bid in Gujarat Sabarkantha (Gujarat): A farmer and his wife died after they and their three teenaged children allegedly consumed a poisonous substance in an attempt to commit suicide in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, police said on Sunday. **** BOM3 MH-RAPE ACCUSED-DEATH **** Man accused of raping and killing minor girl found dead in Navi Mumbai jail Thane: A man accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in Kalyan town here allegedly committed suicide at the Taloja Central Jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai early on Sunday, police said. **** BES5 MP-TEMPLE-LD ASSAULT **** Cong alleges BJP MLA’s son forcibly entered into temple; ruling party denies Bhopal: The Congress on Sunday alleged that the son of a BJP MLA was involved in the incident wherein a group of people forcibly entered into the famous Mata Tekri temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas after it had closed. **** BES2 MH-TADOBA RESERVE-BIRDS **** Fluttering wings and chirping: Tadoba tiger reserve attracts rare birds in area free of villages Mumbai: Grassland bird species are thronging the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur in the natural meadows created due to the relocation of six villages from its core area, an exercise which began 19 years ago, as per officials. **** BOM7 MH-IPS-LD RAPE **** Case against IPS officer for raping doctor under pretext of marriage Nagpur: Police have registered a case against a 30-year-old IPS officer for allegedly raping a woman doctor in Maharashtra’s Nagpur after promising to marry her, officials said on Sunday. **** BOM6 MH-AMBEDKAR-CENTENARIAN **** Down memory lane: Centenarian in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar recalls his days with Ambedkar Chhatrapati Sambhajingar: As the country gears up to celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 134th birth anniversary, a centenarian from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar who once gave up a steady job with the railways to briefly serve the Dalit leader, shares how that experience continues to define his life. **** PTI BNM BNM