Following are the top stories from the western region at 2100 hrs.
BOM 3 MH-JOURNALIST-PROTEST
Mumbai: Various media organisations led by the Mumbai Press Club and Bombay Union of Journalists condemn the killing of Kannda journo Gauri Lankesh and seek a speedy probe in the case.
BOM 6 MH-MINISTER-PROBE
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao asks the state Lokayukta to investigate into the permissions granted by Housing Minister Prakash Mehta with regard to a slum rehabilitation scheme in Mumbai.
BOM 9 GJ-PAKISTANIS HELD
Kutch: The Border Security Force (BSF) detains two Pakistani nationals and seizes three boats in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast.
BOM 11 MP-BLUE WHALE BAN-CM
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says his government is making efforts to ban the online game 'Blue Whale Challenge', which allegedly incites participants to commit suicide.
BOM 21 MH-KHADSE-LD DAMANIA
Mumbai: Activist and former AAP leader Anjali Damania accuses former minister Eknath Khadse of making obscene remarks against her and demands his arrest.
BOM 23 MP-LIQUOR-SUSPENSION
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh government suspends six Excise department officials after an alleged scam worth Rs 41.40 crore related to the liquor contracts exposed.
BES 19 GJ-DIGVIJAYA-PM
Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh says Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have "fooled" people in the name of the "failed" Gujarat model of development.
LGB 4: MH-HC-BLUEWHALE
Mumbai: A PIL in the Bombay High Court seeks a direction to government to act against the backdrop of suicides due to 'Blue Whale Challenge' being reported from various parts of the country.
BES 20 MP-PATKAR-SARDAR SAROVAR
Bhopal: Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar says the move to dedicate the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) to nation on September 17 is politically motivated in view of upcoming Gujarat polls.
BCM 23 BIZ-PWC-CYBERSECURITY
Mumbai: Experts feel that India requires locally developed tools and niche workforce to protect its cyberspace.
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