Following are the top stories from the western region at 1700 hrs.
BOM 11 GJ-PREZ-LD VOTING
Gandhinagar: The voting for presidential election concludes at the state secretariat with 180 out of total 182 members of the Gujarat Assembly exercising their franchise.
BES 15 MP-PREZ-LD VOTING
Bhopal: The voting for the presidential election ends in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly premises today with 228 legislators casting their votes.
BES 14 GA-SESSION
Panaji: The 15-day long Goa assembly session begins here from tomorrow.
BES 8 GA-CASINO-PARRIKAR
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar says the state government will "have the casino policy passed" during the monsoon session of the Assembly.
LGB 1 MH-HC-DUTT
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government justifies its decision to grant remission of eight months to actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 bomb blasts case, stating in the Bombay High Court that it was done as per rules and no special treatment was given to him.
BCM 13 BIZ-NSE-LIMAYE
Mumbai: Vikram Limaye, who today assumed office of the managing director and chief executive of the National Stock Exchange, says his top priority is to resolve the regulatory issues being faced by the bourse and then take forward the IPO process.
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