Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Top stories from the western

Top stories from the western region at 1645 hrs. ELN 4 MH-GADKARI-INTERVIEW Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari says Congress president Rahul Gandhi is levelling corruption allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for political gains, and asserts that Modi should be respected for the position he holds.

ELN 11 MH-GADKARI-NATIONAL SECURITY Nagpur: Accusing the Congress of trying to politicise issues related to national security, Union minister Nitin Gadkari says it is "not a debatable political subject" and that politics of the 21st is driven by progress and development. ELN 39 MH-BJP-NCP Mumbai: The NCP claims that BJP chief Amit Shah cancelled his poll rallies in Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra on Sunday as people did not turn up for the public meetings.

ELN 62 MH-NOMINATIONS Urmila Matondkar, Priya Dutt file nominations in Mumbai Mumbai: Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora, party candidates Urmila Matondkar and Priya Dutt, and Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant file their nominations for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra. ELN 66 MH-BJP MANIFESTO-REAX Mumbai: The Shiv Sena welcomes the BJP poll manifesto, while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP labels it a "gimmick"..

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