Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 5.15 pm.

BOM4 MH-HC-DOCTORS ASSAULT-CORPORATOR

Doctors assault case: HC grants bail to Shiv Sena corporator Mhatre; orders time-bound trial Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, accused of assaulting doctors at a municipal hospital in Thane district, and ordered that the trial be fast-tracked and completed in a time-bound manner.

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Maharashtra govt bans literature of proscribed outfits glorifying violent extremism Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has banned the literature of terrorist organisations like Islamic State, Islamic State in Khorasan Province, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Pir Panjal Regiment and Al Qaeda (AQIS) that “glorifies violent extremism and jihad and promotes radicalisation”.

BOM8 MH-TCS CASE-CORPORATOR

AIMIM corporator held for sheltering TCS ‘sexual harassment’ case accused Nashik: The Nashik police have arrested an AIMIM corporator from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for allegedly providing help and shelter to an accused in the TCS “sexual harassment and religious conversion” case, an official said on Friday.

BOM9 MH-NCP-PRASHANT KISHOR

Prashant Kishor discusses ways to strengthen NCP during meeting with Sunetra Pawar, Parth Mumbai: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, who recently secured a landmark victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Patna, discussed ways to strengthen the organisation of Maharashtra's ruling NCP with party president and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, a party functionary said.

BOM13 MH-FADNAVIS-LOAN WAIVER

Rs 5,000 cr credited to 6.22 lakh Maharashtra farmers so far under loan waiver scheme: CM Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the state has begun transferring funds under the government's loan waiver scheme, with more than Rs 5,000 crore credited to the bank accounts of 6.22 lakh farmers after completion of Aadhaar authentication.

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When Bhagwat says Gen Z not anti-national, why BJP attacked protesters: Congress, NCP (SP) Mumbai: Opposition parties NCP (SP) and Congress on Friday asked the BJP why its leaders attacked young protesters when RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says that Gen Z should not be branded anti-national.

BOM7 GA-KEJRIWAL-E20 POLICY

E20 policy imposed under Trump's pressure to facilitate US ethanol imports: Kejriwal Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the BJP-led Centre implemented the E20 fuel blending programme under pressure from US President Donald Trump to facilitate massive American ethanol imports.

BOM10 CG-POLICE EXAM-ROW

'News', 'Space Rani', 'He Ram' clear Chhattisgarh police exam; Congress claims irregularities Raipur: Chhattisgarh’s latest police recruitment exam results have drawn widespread attention after a bizarre mix of candidate names, such as 'News', 'Space Rani', 'He Ram' and 'Tufail', surfaced on the qualifying list, prompting the Opposition Congress to allege irregularities, even as candidates came forward to defend their unique monikers.

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AAP leader calls Bhagwat’s interaction with Gen Z ‘artificial’, ‘hollow’ Mumbai: Aam Aadmi Party leader Preeti Sharma Menon on Friday claimed that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s interaction with Gen Z was “artificial” and sounded “hollow”.

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BJP should heed 'godfather' Bhagwat's advice on Gen Z: Dipke Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convener Abhijeet Dipke on Friday urged the BJP to heed its "godfather" RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s advice not to label protesting Gen Z youth as anti-national, and cited lack of synchronisation between the ruling party and its ideological mentor.

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RSS chief Bhagwat late in interacting with Gen Z, says Raj Thackeray Nashik: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Friday said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat was late in interacting with members of Gen Z.

BES4 MP-MINOR-RAPE-MURDER

Minor raped and killed by youth in MP’s Narsinghpur district; locals demand bulldozer action Narsinghpur: A 22-year-old man allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl before strangling her in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district, triggering protests by locals who demanded that his house be bulldozed, a police official said on Friday.

LGB2 MH-HC-BULLDOZER JUSTICE

Don't favour bulldozer justice, says HC; gives time to doctor to raze part of building for road Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has noted that it was not in favour of "bulldozer justice" and allowed a Satara-based doctor to voluntarily remove a portion of his residential-cum-hospital building for road widening project instead of permitting the civic body to initiate coercive demolition.

BOM2 MH-EXPRESSWAY-ACCIDENT

One killed, four injured in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway Pune: One person was killed, and four others were injured in an accident in a tunnel of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the early hours of Friday, police said.

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