Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS. BOM20 ELECTIONS-GUJARAT-3RDLD TURNOUT 48.48 pc voting till 3 pm in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections Ahmedabad: An average voter turnout of 48.48 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Thursday as voting was underway for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions of the state, the Election Commission said. BOM17 ELECTIONS-GUJARAT-PM-CONG Cong raised "Garibi Hatao" slogan, but poverty increased under its rule: PM Bodeli (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a swipe at the Congress over its past "Garibi Hatao" campaign, claiming that poverty actually increased under the grand old party"s rule as it only raised slogans and misguided people instead of doing any concrete work for them. BOM15 MP-MODI GOVT-RAMESH PM Modi"s policies creating economic disparity, social hostility: Ramesh Nazarpur (MP): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi"s policies were creating economic disparity, social hostility and political dictatorship, which would break the country in future, and asserted that the sole purpose behind Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra was to ensure that it did not happen. BOM4 MP-CONG-YATRA Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Ujjain; Ex-CM Harish Rawat, actor join Rahul Ujjain: The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi resumed from Ujjain on Thursday morning after a day"s break and headed for Agar Malwa, the last district of its Madhya Pradesh leg. BOM19 CG-ASSEMBLY-SESSION Chhattisgarh Assembly"s special 2-day session on quota bills begins Raipur: A special two-day session of the Chhattisgarh Assembly began here on Thursday for the passage of two bills related to reservation for different categories in government jobs and admission in educational institutions. BOM11 MH-WOMAN-LD HARASSMENT Two held for harassing Korean woman on Mumbai street Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly molesting and stalking a South Korean woman YouTuber on a street in the city, an official said. BOM14 MH-ED-SEARCHES ED conducts searches at seven locations in Nagpur Nagpur: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at seven locations, mostly offices of Chartered Accountants, in Maharashtra"s Nagpur city on Thursday, an ED official said. LGB2 MH-HC-MALEGAON-PRAGYA MP Pragya Thakur withdraws plea in HC seeking Malegaon blast case discharge Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur and co-accused Sameer Kulkarni on Thursday withdrew their pleas from the Bombay High Court seeking discharge from the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. PTI RSY RSY