HIGHLIGHTS WESTERN REGION AT 21:15 HRS

Following are the top stories from the western region at 21:15 hrs.

BOM 4 GJ-COLLISION

Ahmedabad: Eleven members of a family die when their jeep collides with a truck near here this morning, says police.

BOM 10 MEA-SWARAJ-LD BHAVAN

Mumbai: Sushma Swaraj says the external affairs ministry is now more "people-oriented" and gives priority to rescuing Indian citizens stranded abroad, which was not the case earlier.

BOM 3 MH-FARMERS-LOAN-MILL

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is eyeing the Shakti Mill land - which was in the spotlight after a brutal gang rape in 2013 - to fund loan waiver for farmers.

BOM 14 GJ-RUPANI-LORD RAM
 

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani equates ISRO's rockets with the arrows of Lord Ram, saying the Hindu deity had done in the past what the space agency was doing now.

BOM 12 BIZ-VODAFONE-MTC

Mumbai: British telecom major Vodafone seeks a reduction in interest rate on deferred spectrum payment and also expresses concerns over risks associated with a possible cut in mobile termination charges (MTC).

BOM 9 CG-NAXALS-SURRENDER

Raipur: Nine Maoists, six of them carrying cash rewards on their heads, turn themselves in in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.

BES 2 MH-SHAH-FESTIVAL

Mumbai: BJP president Amit Shah visits two prominent Ganesh mandals in the city, including one from his party's city unit chief's area.

BES13 MH-KHADSE-ADVANI

Mumbai: Former Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Eknath Khadse, who resigned over corruption allegations last year, says his situation is similar to that of party veteran L K Advani.

BES 11 MH-GADKARI-OFFICIALS

Pune: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari says some officials who fail to complete the work as per stipulated deadlines is the problem and not the availability of funds for various projects.

BES 12 CG-RAPE-VAN DRIVER ARREST

Korba: Police arrest a 30-year-old driver of a school van for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl.

LGB 2 MH-HC-DROUGHT

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government informs the Bombay High Court that while there is no separate crisis management plan for drought, it was considering to form a committee to assess prevalence of water scarcity.