NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

BOM3 MH-RAINS-THANE Heavy rains pound Thane, Palghar in Maha 2 persons swept away ThanePalghar Heavy rains pounded Thane and neighbouring Palghar district of Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging in many areas and a number of incidents of tree fall, officials said on Thursday.

Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM9 CG-LD SINGH DEO **** I never spoke about rotational CM post in Chhattisgarh: Cong leader Singh Deo Raipur: A day after the Congress's move to appoint T S Singh Deo as the deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh, the state minister said he had never spoken of an ''agreement'' on rotation of the chief ministerial post and claimed it was a buzz created by the media. **** BOM10 MH-UCC-SENA UBT **** Mere opposition to Sharia cannot be basis for UCC: Sena (UBT) Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday said that mere opposition to ‘Sharia’ cannot be the basis for the Uniform Civil Code, asserting that UCC also means having equality in law and justice for all. **** BOM18 GJ-RAINS **** Downpour in parts of Gujarat; Pardi taluka gets 182 mm rainfall in 36 hours Ahmedabad: Several parts of south Gujarat received heavy rainfall during the last 36 hours and more showers are expected in the next two days, officials said on Thursday. **** BOM14 MP-SYLLABUS-SAVARKAR-MINISTER **** Minister says lessons on Savarkar to be part of MP school syllabus Bhopal: Lessons on Hindutva ideologue late VD Savarkar will be included in the school syllabus of Madhya Pradesh as part of the National Education Policy (NEP), state minister Inder Singh Parmar said on Thursday. BOM7 MH-RAINS-MUMBAI **** Rains lash Mumbai; 1 person killed in tree fall Mumbai: A 22-year-old person was killed and another one injured on Thursday after a tree fell on their hut in Mumbai as moderate to heavy rains lashed the city and its suburbs in the last 24 hours, officials said. **** BOM3 MH-RAINS-THANE **** Heavy rains pound Thane, Palghar in Maha; 2 persons swept away Thane/Palghar: Heavy rains pounded Thane and neighbouring Palghar district of Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging in many areas and a number of incidents of tree fall, officials said on Thursday. **** BOM8 MH-FADNAVIS-NCP **** Fadnavis 'misusing' Pawar's name to outshine Maha CM: NCP Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of trying to garner publicity by ''misusing'' NCP president Sharad Pawar's name to outshine CM Eknath Shinde. **** BOM6 MH-CM-PANDHARPUR **** Maha CM performs pooja in Pandharpur temple on 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde performed the 'maha pooja' of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini at a temple in Pandharpur town of Solapur district on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' on Thursday. BOM16 MH-METRO-MUDSLIDE-ARREST **** Mumbai: Private contractor, engineer held over mudslide near Metro station Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested a contractor and a site engineer of a private construction project in connection with the incident of mudslide that occurred earlier this week near the Metro rail station at Magathane in suburban Borivali, an official said on Thursday. ****