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Mumbai Feb 23 PTI Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS BOM17 MH-MALIK-LD REMARKS Will fight and win wont bow down Nawab Malik on ED action Mumbai Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik who was on Wednesday arrested in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld said he wont bow down BOM18 MH-MALIK-WALSE PATIL NCP leaders oppose ED questioning Nawab Malik without notice Mumbai Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Wednesday accused the Centre of engaging in vendetta and objected to the questioning of his cabinet colleague Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate ED in a money laundering case without any notice BOM16 MH-MALIK-LD PARTIES MVA allies back Nawab Malik over his questioning by ED Mumbai The NCP on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP over Maharashtra minister Nawab Maliks questioning by the ED in a money laundering case saying this was another instance of misuse of power and a pressure tactic to silence his voice since he had exposed wrongdoings of some people BOM9 MH-WANKHEDE-POLICE Forgery case Wankhede appears before Thane police Thane Sameer Wankhede the former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appeared before the Thane police on Wednesday in connection with a forgery case registered against him an official said BOM12 GJ-TREMOR-LD KUTCH Mild tremor at Kutch in Gujarat no casualty Ahmedabad A tremor of 34 magnitude hit Kutch district in Gujarat on Wednesday but there was no report of any casualty or property damage officials said BOM14 MH-HC-MARATHI-SHOPS HC upholds Maha govt rule for shops to display names in Marathi Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Maharashtra governments rule mandating shops and establishments to display their names in Marathi Devanagari script language was reasonable and refused to quash it BOM10 MP-TRAIN-FIRE MP Fire in Danapur-Secunderabad Express train no casualty Betul A fire broke out in a general coach of Danapur-Secunderabad Express train near Betul railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning an official said BES6 MH-SALIAN-COMMISSION Disha Salians parents meet Maha women panel chief Mumbai The parents of deceased Disha Salian the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput met the chief of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women MSCW here on Wednesday and demanded action against Union Minister Narayan Rane his son Nitish and others who were spreading false news about their daughters death LGB2 MH-HC-BACHCHAN BMC HC asks Bachchans to approach BMC over bungalow notice Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed actors Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan to file representation to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC against a notice issued to them for acquiring a portion of their bungalow Pratiksha in suburban Juhu PTI RSY RSY
Mumbai Feb 23 PTI Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS BOM17 MH-MALIK-LD REMARKS Will fight and win wont bow down Nawab Malik on ED action Mumbai Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik who was on Wednesday arrested in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld said he wont bow down BOM18 MH-MALIK-WALSE PATIL NCP leaders oppose ED questioning Nawab Malik without notice Mumbai Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Wednesday accused the Centre of engaging in vendetta and objected to the questioning of his cabinet colleague Nawab Malik by the Enforcement Directorate ED in a money laundering case without any notice BOM16 MH-MALIK-LD PARTIES MVA allies back Nawab Malik over his questioning by ED Mumbai The NCP on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP over Maharashtra minister Nawab Maliks questioning by the ED in a money laundering case saying this was another instance of misuse of power and a pressure tactic to silence his voice since he had exposed wrongdoings of some people BOM9 MH-WANKHEDE-POLICE Forgery case Wankhede appears before Thane police Thane Sameer Wankhede the former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appeared before the Thane police on Wednesday in connection with a forgery case registered against him an official said BOM12 GJ-TREMOR-LD KUTCH Mild tremor at Kutch in Gujarat no casualty Ahmedabad A tremor of 34 magnitude hit Kutch district in Gujarat on Wednesday but there was no report of any casualty or property damage officials said BOM14 MH-HC-MARATHI-SHOPS HC upholds Maha govt rule for shops to display names in Marathi Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the Maharashtra governments rule mandating shops and establishments to display their names in Marathi Devanagari script language was reasonable and refused to quash it BOM10 MP-TRAIN-FIRE MP Fire in Danapur-Secunderabad Express train no casualty Betul A fire broke out in a general coach of Danapur-Secunderabad Express train near Betul railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning an official said BES6 MH-SALIAN-COMMISSION Disha Salians parents meet Maha women panel chief Mumbai The parents of deceased Disha Salian the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput met the chief of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women MSCW here on Wednesday and demanded action against Union Minister Narayan Rane his son Nitish and others who were spreading false news about their daughters death LGB2 MH-HC-BACHCHAN BMC HC asks Bachchans to approach BMC over bungalow notice Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed actors Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan to file representation to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC against a notice issued to them for acquiring a portion of their bungalow Pratiksha in suburban Juhu PTI RSY RSY