Mumbai, Dec 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS. BOM9 MH-SPEAKER-ELECTION Maha govt puts off Speaker"s election to avoid confrontation with Raj Bhavan Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday deferred its decision to hold the election of the state Legislative Assembly Speaker after a legal opinion that confrontation with the Raj Bhavan be avoided. BOM2 MH-HINDU LEADER-CASE Remarks on Mahatma Gandhi: Case registered against Hindu seer in Maha Akola: Police here in Maharashtra have registered a case against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi, an official said on Tuesday. BOM4 CG-HINDU LEADER-VIDEO Under fire, Hindu seer stands by his comments on Mahatma Gandhi Raipur: Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who is facing FIRs in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra for allegedly using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi, remained defiant and said he does not have any remorse for his utterances. BOM8 CG-NAXAL-BLAST 2 injured in Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh Narayanpur: Two workers were injured when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals went off near a pump house in Chhattisgarh"s Narayanpur district on Tuesday, a police official said. LGB1 MH-COURT-MALEGAON-WITNESS Blast case: Witness says ATS forced him to take names of UP CM, RSS leaders Mumbai: A witness in the 2008 Malegoan blast case, whose statement had been recorded by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, claimed in a court on Tuesday that the ATS had threatened him to take the names of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and four other RSS leaders. BOM1 MH-ACCIDENT-TRUCK 3 pedestrians crushed to death by truck in Pune Pune: Three pedestrians were killed after a mini-truck knocked them down on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Maharashtra"s Pune city on Tuesday morning, police said. BOM10 MH-VIRUS-MEDICAL STUDENTS Maha: 18 students of Miraj medical college test positive for coronavirus Pune: At least 18 female MBBS students of the Government Medical College at Miraj in Maharashtra"s Sangli district have contracted coronavirus infection, a senior official said on Tuesday. BOM6 MH-FIRE-BUILDING Fire in Mumbai building; 5 people suffer from suffocation Mumbai: A fire broke out in a seven-storey residential building in Mumbai on Tuesday, following which at least five persons suffered from suffocation and were hospitalised, an official said. BOM5 MH-ASSEMBLY-BORDER DISPUTE Border row: Karnataka CM"s comments need to be taken seriously, says Patole Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday said the state government should take serious note of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai"s remark that 40 villages from Jat tehsil in the border district of Sangli were welcome to join the southern state. PTI RSY RSY