Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm. BOM15 MH-COURT-2ND LD BHARADWAJ HC grants default bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj, rejects pleas of 8 others Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case in August 2018 under provisions of the stringent UAPA, but rejected the pleas of eight co-accused including Varavara Rao, Sudhir Dhawale and Vernon Gonsalves. BOM1 MH-OMICRON-GUIDELINES Omicron scare: 7-day institutional quarantine must for travelers to Maha from "at-risk" countries Mumbai: Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Maharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travelers arriving in the state from "at-risk" countries. BOM12 MH-MAMATA-CONG Had suggested Cong for advisory panel to give direction to Opposition: Mamata Banerjee Mumbai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she had suggested to the Congress that an advisory council comprising prominent personalities from civil society be set up to give a direction to the opposition, but rued that the plan did not materialise.BOM16 MH-MAMATA-PAWAR Those opposed to BJP should come together, says Pawar after meeting Mamata Banerjee Mumbai: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday made a fresh pitch for the unity of opposition parties to take on the BJP after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here.BOM9 MP-LEOPARD-WOMAN MP: Gritty tribal woman fights off leopard, snatches her son from its claws Sidhi: A mother loves and protects her child like no one! The saying was proved true by a feisty tribal woman from a Madhya Pradesh village who displayed immense courage and snatched away her son from the claws of a leopard while fighting valiantly with the carnivore.BOM11 MH-RAINS Low-pressure area in Arabian sea brings unseasonal rains in Maha Mumbai: Mumbai, its satellite cities, and north Maharashtra received rains on Wednesday, owing to a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, the Met department said. PTI KRK KRK KRK