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. BOM17 MH-CONG-NCP Congress should take Sharad Pawar"s criticism positively: NCP Mumbai: The NCP on Monday asked the Congress to take in a positive way Sharad Pawar"s criticism over the state of affairs in the Sonia Gandhi-led party, and said everyone should contribute towards his efforts to unite the opposition parties against the ruling BJP in the country. BOM15 CG-BUREAUCRATS-RESHUFFLE Chhattisgarh: 20 IAS, 2 IPS and several state administrative service officers transferred Raipur: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Chhattisgarh government has assigned fresh postings to 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the state, officials said on Monday. BOM10 CG-ELEPHANT-ATTACK Chhattisgarh: 2 killed in elephant attack; 6 such fatalities in one week Mahasamund: Two persons were killed by a wild elephant in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh"s Mahasamund district, taking the toll to six in such attacks in the state over the last one week, officials said on Monday. BOM3 MH-GIRL-RAPE Maha: Mentally challenged girl raped by relative in Thane Thane: A 16-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by her paternal uncle in Maharashtra"s Thane district, police said on Monday. BOM6 MH-FIRE-GROCERY STORE Maha: Fire at online grocery store"s warehouse in Pune; no casualty Pune: A fire broke out at a warehouse of the online grocery platform BigBasket in Maharashtra"s Pune district, gutting the property, but there was no report of any casualty, fire brigade officials said on Monday. BES5 MH-RAPE-SENA Despite rape case, Mumbai "safest city" for women: Sena Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday said the brutal rape and murder of a woman here has shocked everyone, but Mumbai is the "safest city" in the world for women and there should be no doubt about it in anyone"s mind. PTI RSY RSY