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BOM8 CG-PM-STUDENTS Pariksha pe Charcha Chhattisgarh student seeks PMs advice on exam nervousness Raipur A student from Naxal-affected Kanker district in Chhattisgarh on Monday interacted virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Pariksha pe Charcha programme and sought advice on ways to tackle nervousness ahead of exams.

Following are main stories from the western region at 5 PM.

BOM7 GJ-PM-STUDENTS **** Pariksha Pe Charcha: Student from Gujarat seeks PM Modi's advice on competition among friends Ahmedabad: A Class 6 student from a school in Gujarat joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme on Monday virtually and sought his advice about competition among friends and ways to cope with the stress that arises due to it. **** BOM8 CG-PM-STUDENTS **** Pariksha pe Charcha: Chhattisgarh student seeks PM's advice on exam nervousness Raipur: A student from Naxal-affected Kanker district in Chhattisgarh on Monday interacted virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 'Pariksha pe Charcha' programme and sought advice on ways to tackle nervousness ahead of exams. **** BOM9 RAIL-BULLET TRAIN-EARTHQUAKES **** Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor: 28 seismometers to be installed for early earthquake warning Mumbai: National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) on Monday said twenty-eight seismometers will be installed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'bullet train' corridor. **** BOM6 MH-NITISH-LD RAUT **** Nitin Kumar's return to NDA won't affect opposition INDIA alliance: Sanjay Raut Pune: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's return to the NDA fold will not affect the opposition INDIA alliance and claimed the Congress was in favour of appointing Kumar as the convener of the opposition bloc. **** BOM2 CG-TEACHER-ARREST **** Chhattisgarh school headmaster held after making people take pledge not to believe in Hindu gods Bilaspur: A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to believe in Hindu gods and to embrace Buddhism, police said on Monday. **** BES7 MH-MVA-MEETING-AMBEDKAR **** Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi invited for MVA meet in Mumbai on Jan 30: Raut Pune: Amid a buzz over seat-sharing ahead of the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra assembly polls due this year, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi led by Prakash Ambedkar has been invited for a meeting of MVA constituents in Mumbai on Tuesday. ****