Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) Top stories from western region. BOM4 MH-OMICRON-PATIENT-HEALTH Maha Omicron patient stable, responding well to treatment: Official Thane: The 33-year-old man from Maharashtra"s Thane district, who had tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, is in a "stable" condition and is responding well to the medical treatment, a senior health official said on Sunday. BOM1 GJ-ABHIJIT BANERJEE-ECONOMY Time of "extreme pain" in India, economy below 2019 levels: Abhijit Banerjee Ahmedabad: People in India are in "extreme pain" and the economy is still below the 2019 levels, with "small aspirations" of people becoming even smaller now, Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee has said. BOM5 MH-NAVY-HONOUR Indian Navy"s "Killers" squadron, that sunk Pak warships, to get President"s Standard Mumbai: The Indian Navy"s 22nd Missile Vessel Squadron, that bombed the Karachi Port and sunk Pakistan Navy"s vessels in the 1971 war, will receive the President"s Standard, a rare honour for its distinguished service, from President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday, the Navy said. BOM2 MP-NAXAL-BANDH Naxals burn road roller in MP, announce bandh on Dec 10 against Gadchiroli encounter Bhopal/Balaghat: Naxalites burnt a road roller engaged in construction work in Madhya Pradesh"s Balaghat district and left behind pamphlets calling for a bandh in MP, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh on December 10 to protest the killing of rebels in an encounter in Gadchiroli last month, police said. BES3 MH-MAMATA-RAUT Mamata Banerjee contemplating alliance sans Cong: Sanjay Raut Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was contemplating an alliance excluding the Congress. PTI NSK NSK