Following are the western region news highlights for 1700 hrs.
BOM 6 GJ-TRUDEAU
Gandhinagar: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family offer prayers at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple here and visits the Sabarmati Ashram as part of their day-long visit to Gujarat.
BOM 7 MH-PARRIKAR-NAIDU
Mumbai: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu visits the Lilavati Hospital to enquire about the health of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment.
BOM 3 GJ-DALIT
Ahmedabad: Family members of Dalit activist Bhanubhai Vankar take possession of his body on a written assutance by the Gujarat government to accept their demands, including allotment of land to dalits.
BOM 8 GA-PARRIKAR-SESSION
Panaji: The Budget session of the Goa Legislative Assembly to be curtailed to four days owing to the illness of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who is undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital.
BOM 1 MH-ACCIDENT
Mumbai: At least five students die and more than 29 hurt in a road mishap in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra.
BES 4 MP-LEADER-MOLESTATION
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh police books a BJP leader for allegedly molesting an acid attack survivor.
LGB 2 MH-HC-DISABILITIES ACT
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court directs the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps for constituting the State Advisory Board for effective implementation of provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
BCM 12 BIZ-MH-SUMMIT-FADNAVIS
Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis says Maharashtra needs to grow at a 15.4 per cent per annum and focus more on the services sector to become a USD 1-trillion economy by 2025.
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