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Mumbai, Sep 11 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5.15 PM BOM9 MH-JARANGE-DIPKE **** Dipke urges Maharashtra govt to talk to Jarange, warns against forcible intervention Jalna: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday appealed to the Maharashtra government to listen to Maratha activist Manoj Jarange and warned against attempts to “forcibly intervene” in the agitation. **** BOM3 MH-ACCIDENT **** Eight killed in road accident in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district Bhandara: Eight persons, including three children, were killed in an accident involving a truck and a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district early on Friday, police said. **** BOM13 DD-SUV OWNERS-PLEDGE **** Owners of Thar, Fortuner SUVs

in Daman made to take pledge of responsible driving, road safety Daman: Amid complaints of reckless driving involving powerful Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), the administration of Daman city brought owners of Mahindra Thar and Toyota Fortuner together and made them take a solemn pledge of responsible driving and road safety. **** BOM10 MH-HC-GANESH FESTIVAL-ALCOHOL **** HC deprecates Pune-only alcohol ban during Ganesh festival, says blanket curbs impermissible Mumbai: The Bombay High Court came down heavily on the Pune administration on Friday over its alcohol ban during the 10-day Ganesh festival, sternly asking why the district was singled out while Mumbai and other regions faced no such restrictions. **** BOM7 MP-HOOCH TRAGEDY-LD ENCOUNTER **** MP hooch tragedy: Main accused held after encounter; no one will be spared, says CM Sagar: One of the main accused in the Madhya Pradesh spurious liquor case that has claimed 16 lives was captured early Friday after an encounter with police in Sagar district, an official said. **** PTI KRK KRK