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Mumbai, Sep 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.
BOM16 GJ-2ND LD PATEL Bhupendra Patel takes over as 17th Gujarat CM Gandhinagar: First-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was on Monday sworn in Gujarat chief minister, two days after Vijay Rupani"s surprise exit from the post, a year ahead of the Assembly polls.
BOM18 GJ-PATEL-PROFILE First-term MLA to Gujarat CM: Meteoric rise of Bhupendra Patel Ahmedabad: Bhupendra Patel, sworn in as the 17th chief minister of Gujarat on Monday, has had a phenomenal rise in state politics.
BOM7 GJ-PATEL-DYCM Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel says not upset with party over new CM Ahmedabad: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Monday said he was not unhappy with the BJP"s decision to select Bhupendra Patel as the state"s next chief minister, soon after the CM-designate met him at his residence here in the morning.
BOM4 GA-VIRUS-QUARANTINE COVID-19: Goa makes 5-day quarantine mandatory for travellers from Kerala Panaji: The Goa government has made five-day quarantine compulsory for people, specially students and those coming for work purposes from Kerala, in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the southern state, officials said.
BOM9 MH-HC-VACCINATION How many mentally ill homeless people vaccinated against COVID-19? asks HC Mumbai: The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government on Monday to file an affidavit, giving details of how many mentally ill people, who were homeless or without legal guardians, have been identified and registered for vaccination against COVID-19.