Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 2105 hrs.
BOM 4 MH-DEATH LD HOSPITAL
Mumbai: A man carrying a liquid oxygen cylinder dies as he yanks into the jaws of an MRI machine and inhales the gas that leaked out of the container.
BOM 1 GJ-NARMADA-WATER CRISIS
Ahmedabad: Gujarat is staring at an acute water crisis this summer apparently due to its over dependence on the Narmada Dam to meet all its requirements.
BES 1 MH-SENA-BJP
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena's decision to go solo in the 2019 elections stems from its desire to regain the lost ground and the move is expected to stir the coalition cauldron in Maharashtra, according to political observers.
BCM 2 MH-PUNE AIRPORT
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government receives clearance from the Ministry of Defence for preparing a detailed project report of the proposed international airport near Pune city.
LGB 1 MH-HC-KARKARE-PROBE
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court refuses to order a probe into the death of former state ATS chief Hemant Karkare and disposes of a petition alleging that his killing during the 26/11 terror attack was a conspiracy hatched by Right Wing extremists.
BES 8 MH-TABLEAU-PRIZE-CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulates the team behind the state's tableau which won the first prize at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
BES 29 GA-MINERALS
Panaji: Prof Sunil Kumar Singh, Director of CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, launches 'Geology and Mineral Resources of Goa', a book by renowned geologist Prof Ashoka G Dessai.
BES 22 MH-CHAVAN
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan says despite the Shiv Sena declaring that it would fight the 2019 polls alone, its current ally BJP would not allow it.
BES 28 MH-PATOLE
Mumbai: Former BJP MP Nana Patole says Opposition parties should come together to protect democratic values and save the country from "dictatorship".
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