NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS. BOM13 MH-UCC-FADNAVIS **** Maharashtra sets up 7-member panel, headed by Justice Desai, to prepare UCC draft Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced the formation of a seven-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to prepare a draft for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. **** BOM10 MH-BUILDING-COLLAPSE-LD RESCUE **** NDRF recovers body from debris at building collapse site near Pune Pune: A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Thursday recovered a body from the debris of a building that collapsed at a waste management plant in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune, officials said. **** BOM16 MH-PAWAR-SHINDE-REAX **** Pawar-Shinde meeting sparks tension, war of words between allies Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) Mumbai: Veteran leader Sharad Pawar holding a party meeting in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's office here has turned into a flashpoint between Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), with both opposition allies on Thursday targeting each other over the development. **** BOM15 MH-COURT-TCS CASE-NIDA KHAN **** Trauma of giving birth in jail not bearable: Court on bail to TCS staffer Nida Khan Nashik: As it granted bail to a pregnant Nida Khan in a Nashik TCS case, a local court observed that the trauma of giving birth in prison is unbearable for any woman, drawing a comparison with the circumstances surrounding the birth of Lord Krishna. **** BOM23 GJ-VIRUS-DEATH **** Child with Chandipura virus infection dies in Gujarat's Sabarkantha Sabarkantha: A six-year-old boy from Rajasthan with a confirmed Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection died at the civil hospital at Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, an official said on Thursday. **** BOM8 MH-RAINS-THANE **** 3 killed, 800 evacuated in rain-related incidents across Thane district; lightning strike injures 2 Thane: Monsoon-related incidents have claimed three lives and forced the evacuation of nearly 800 persons across Thane district in the past week, while a lightning strike in the latest weather-related incident left two persons injured, officials said on Thursday. **** BOM17 MP-LD ACCIDENT **** 4 members of family killed as car crashes into parked truck in MP; woman revived after CPR Umaria (MP): Four members of a family, including two women and a child, were killed when the car carrying them rammed into a stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district in the early hours of Thursday, police said. **** BOM18 MH-DOCTORS-ASSAULT-LD SHINDE **** Shinde has admonished Sena corporator held for assaulting woman doctor: Minister Samant Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has reprimanded Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman doctor and medical staff at a hospital in Thane district, state Industries Minister Uday Samant said on Thursday. **** BOM14 MP-BUS-FIRE **** Bus catches fire after tyre burst; 30 passengers rescued safely Indore: Nearly 30 passengers on board a private bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire following a tyre burst in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Thursday, police said. **** BOM4 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI **** IMD forecasts cloudy sky, intermittent light to moderate rain in Mumbai Mumbai: Mumbai woke up to an overcast sky, but largely rain-free conditions on Thursday after days of incessant monsoon showers, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast intermittent rainfall later in the day. **** PTI RSY