Following are the top stories from western region at 1730 hrs.

Following are the top stories from western region at 1730 hrs.

BOM 10 MH-RAIN-MUMBAI

Mumbai: Heavy rains lash the city and its suburbs this afternoon, but there are no reports of waterlogging or disruption of transport services.

BOM 8 MP-STUDENT-PRINCIPAL-BOOKED

Chhindwara: The principal, director, and a teacher of a private school booked for the alleged abetment of suicide of a 12-year-old student.

BOM 6 MH-SENA-DEMONETISATION

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena says the move to probe deposits of government employees post demonetisation is a mere "eyewash" and asks the government to focus on "basic questions" instead of using "chloroform on people" and diverting their attention.
 

BOM 5 MH-KASKAR-ARRESTS

Thane: Two aides of Iqbal Kaskar, the brother of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, arrested in connection with an extortion case.

BES 2 MP-OPEN DEFECATION-FINE

Betul: A panchayat at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district imposes a fine of about Rs 75,000 on a family for open defecation.

BES 1 GA-TOURISM-FLIGHTS

Panaji: With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) yet to decide on allotment of slots for the chartered flights at the Goa airport, the operators bringing in tourists to this beach destination are left in a quandary.

LGB 3 MH-HC-METRO

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court refuses to allow the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) the use of heavy machinery or transportation vehicles at night for the Metro III line work, observing that it will disturb the residents.

LGB 2 MH-COURT-BLAST-BAIL

Mumbai: A special NIA court grants bail to two accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.