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  • | Tuesday | 19th October, 2021

Mumbai, Oct 19 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS. BOM5 VIRUS-R-VALUE COVID-19: India"s R-value below 1 since Sep, say researchers Mumbai: India"s R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below 1 since September, suggesting that the infection rate is declining, according to a study. BOM1 MP-VIRUS-OXYGEN 163 oxygen plants set up in MP after shortage during 2nd COVID-19 wave: CM Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has set up 163 oxygen plants, generating over 182 metric tonnes (MT) of the life saving gas per day so far, after facing scarcity during the second wave of coronavirus, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. BOM3 GJ-CM-CHARDHAM PILGRIMS Bhupendra Patel asks Uttarakhand CM to help Guj pilgrims stranded due to bad weather Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel spoke to his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday regarding Gujarati pilgrims stuck in the northern state following incessant rains there and urged him to extend all possible help to the visitors. BOM4 MH-NAXAL-ARREST Maha: Naxal carrying Rs 2 lakh bounty held in Gadchiroli district Mumbai: A Naxal, carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head and involved in anti-police activities and killings, was arrested on Tuesday from a forest area in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, police said. BES6 GJ-CYBER FRAUD-BANK Portuguese bank refunds Rs 31 lakh lost by Vadodara businessman in cyber fraud Vadodara: A Portuguese bank has refunded around Rs 31 lakh belonging to a businessman in Gujarat"s Vadodara city, who was allegedly duped by cyber fraudsters into depositing the sum, police said on Tuesday. BES5 MP-PROCESSION-POLICE MP: Cops use force to disperse unruly elements during Milad-un-Nabi procession in Dhar Dhar: The police on Tuesday used force to disperse a few unruly elements for allegedly violating the permitted route during a procession held on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, in Madhya Pradesh"s Dhar city. PTI RSY RSY


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