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

BOM14 MH-WAQF-RIJIJU **** Rijiju slams Mamata over Waqf Act implementation Mumbai: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her refusal to implement the Waqf (Amendment) Act, stating that under a federal structure, a state cannot block a law passed by Parliament. **** BOM9 MH-RAJ-UDDHAV-RAUT **** Uddhav Thackeray ‘very positive’: Raut on Shiv Sena (UBT)-MNS patch-up Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said his party chief Uddhav Thackeray is “very positive” about rapprochement with estranged cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray. *** BOM7 MP-SUV-ACCIDENT **** 8 killed, six injured as SUV falls off bridge onto riverbed in MP’s Damoh district Damoh (MP): Eight persons were killed, and six others sustained injuries after an SUV fell off a bridge onto a dry river bed in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district on Tuesday, police said. **** BOM11 GJ-AIRCRAFT-CRASH **** Trainer aircraft crashes in Gujarat’s Amreli district, pilot killed Amreli (Gujarat): A trainee pilot was killed when a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a residential area in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Tuesday afternoon and caught fire, a police official said. **** BOM17 MH-PAWAR **** Pawar Sr downplays meets with nephew Ajit, says nothing wrong in discussing people’s issues Pune: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday downplayed speculations about a political reunion following recent meetings with his estranged nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, saying there was nothing wrong in talking to representatives of the state government on issues concerning people. **** BOM16 MH-FARMERS-SUICIDE **** Marathwada records 269 farmer suicides in Jan-March 2025, up by 65 in same period last year Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maharashtra’s Marathwada region has recorded 269 farmer suicides between January and March 2025, up from 204 such deaths registered in the same period last year, according to a report from the divisional commissioner office here. **** BOM15 MP-VAN-COLLISION **** Three killed as truck hits van and scooter in MP Sagar (MP): Three persons were killed after a truck collided with a van and a two-wheeler in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Tuesday, police said. **** BOM3 GJ-FIRE **** Fire breaks out at godown of NTPC’s solar plant in Gujarat’s Dahod; no casualties Dahod: A massive fire broke out at a godown storing materials for the under-construction 70 MW solar plant of the NTPC, a central PSU, in Gujarat’s Dahod, with the firefighting operations continuing overnight, officials said on Tuesday. **** BOM20 MH-HC-BOMB THREAT **** Police search HC bench building in Aurangabad after bomb threat email Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A bomb threat was made to the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday, leading to a search of its building by police in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city in Maharashtra, said an official. **** BOM6 MH-TIGER SHROFF-THREAT **** Punjab man calls Mumbai cops, informs them about ‘death threat’ to actor Tiger Shroff; held Mumbai: A 35-year-old man hailing from Punjab has been apprehended for allegedly giving false information to the police control room in Mumbai regarding “death threat” to Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, an official said on Tuesday. **** PTI RSY