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Mumbai | Monday | 16th May, 2022

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Mumbai, May 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM4 MH-CONG-NCP Patole says high command informed of NCP moves to "weaken" Cong Nagpur: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday said he has conveyed to the party high command about recent political moves of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP to allegedly weaken the Congress in the state.

BOM2 MP-DALIT-STONE PELTING Stones hurled at Dalit man"s wedding venue in MP; 5 held Rajgarh: A group of people allegedly threw stones at the wedding venue of a Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh"s Rajgarh district, following which the marriage procession was taken out under police protection, an official said on Monday.

BOM1 MP-WEATHER Mercury dips slightly in MP, respite from heatwave likely soon: IMD Bhopal: Residents of Madhya Pradesh are likely to get a respite from the severe hot weather this week as the temperature has started going down and the mercury is expected to dip further over the next few days, a MeT official said on Monday.

BOM7 MH-FIRE-BUILDING Fire at under-construction building in Mumbai; no casualty Mumbai: A fire broke out in an under-construction building in south Mumbai on Monday afternoon, a civic official said.

BES7 GJ-CONG-INFLATION-PROTEST Gujarat: 30 Congress workers detained in Rajkot during protest against price rise Rajkot: Around 30 Congress workers were detained in Rajkot in Gujarat while protesting on Monday against price rise.

BES6 GA-PANCHAYAT POLLS-MINISTER Post-SC order on OBC quota in local bodies, Goa govt to seek legal opinion on panchayat polls Panaji: The Goa government will seek legal opinion from the advocate general on holding panchayat polls in light of a recent judgement of the Supreme Court related to OBC quota in local bodies, state panchayat minister Mauvin Godinho said on Monday.

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