Mumbai, Aug 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS. BOM15 RAINS-LD WEST Heavy rains in Maha, exams of 2 varsities affected; Cars swept away in Indore Mumbai/Indore: Various parts of Maharashtra witnessed heavy rains on Wednesday, prompting two universities to suspend or cancel exams, while incessant downpour also flooded low-lying areas in Madhya Pradesh"s Indore city where some cars were swept away. BOM23 GJ-KEJRIWAL-WOMEN AAP promises Rs 1,000 monthly allowance to Gujarat women if voted to power Ahmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised that if voted to power in Gujarat, his party will give a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 to all women above the age of 18 years if they are willing to accept such a grant. BOM18 DEF-IAF-LD CHIEF Evolving need to upgrade education, training patterns of military officers: IAF chief Gandhinagar: Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Wednesday said there is an evolving need to upgrade and fine-tune the education and training pattern of military officers in the face of challenging security dynamics. BOM12 MH-PORTFOLIOS-PROBABLES Maha: BJP"s Fadnavis may get Home, Vijaykumar Gavit Tribal Development portfolio Mumbai: After finally expanding the Maharashtra cabinet, the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government will have to do the tightrope in allocating portfolios, and as per speculation, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader may get the crucial Home ministry. BOM17 MP-TRIBAL-FIRING MP: Tribal man killed after forest staffers open fire, murder case registered Bhopal: A 32-year-old tribal man was killed and three others injured when a forest team allegedly opened fire on wood thieves in Madhya Pradesh"s Vidisha district, police said on Wednesday. BOM11 MH-HC-SOMAIYA-BAIL HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, his son in cheating case Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son in a case of alleged misappropriation of public money collected for the restoration decommissioned naval aircraft carrier Vikrant. BOM9 MH-BJP-PAWAR Pawar accuses BJP of finishing off regional allies, backs Nitish for quitting NDA Pune: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of finishing off its regional allies gradually, and supported Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar"s decision to snap ties with the BJP. BOM6 MH-CABINET-SENA Administering oath to rebel MLAs amounts to murder of democracy: Sena Mumbai: A day after the Maharashtra cabinet expansion, the Shiv Sena claimed administering ministerial oath to rebels MLAs, whose disqualification pleas are pending before the Supreme Court, amounted to murder of democracy and the Constitution. BOM19 GJ-CWG-CONG LEADER Mahila Cong leader faces flak for tweet mocking Gujarat sportspersons, apologizes Ahmedabad: Congress leader Nattasha Sharrma faced backlash on Wednesday after she asked in a tweet whether anyone from Gujarat had won a gold medal at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. PTI RSY RSY