Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM29 GJ-PM-SEMICONDUCTOR **** India strengthening its role as reliable semiconductor supplier in global market: Modi Sanand (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kaynes Semicon’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test facility at Sanand on Tuesday and said India is strengthening its role as a reliable semiconductor supplier in the global market. **** BOM14 GJ-MODI-LD MUSEUM **** Samrat Samprati Museum’s message important for world facing instability & unrest: PM Modi Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the newly built Samrat Samprati Museum in Gujarat sends a strong message of peace and non-violence at a time when the world is “engulfed in the flames of instability and unrest”. **** BOM2 CG-DEPUTY CM-NAXALISM **** ‘Red’ Letter Day: Armed Naxals wiped out in Chhattisgarh by deadline: Deputy CM Sharma Raipur: As the Centre’s deadline to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism ends on Tuesday, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said armed Naxals in the state have been “completely eliminated”, with a handful of remaining cadres expected to surrender soon. **** BOM31 CG-NAXALISM-SAI **** CM Sai says Chhattisgarh now ‘free’ of Naxalism, hails March 31 as historic day for state Raipur: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday asserted Chhattisgarh was now “free” of Naxalism and described March 31, the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Maoism, as a “historic” day for the state, which was once a hotbed of the violent movement. **** BOM27 CG-NAXAL-SURRENDER **** 7 Naxalites surrender in Bastar hours before Centre-set deadline for LWE eradication Raipur: Seven Naxalites, among them four women, surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Tuesday, hours before the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country ends, officials said. **** BOM28 GJ-HOUSE-FIRE **** Four women, child dead as fire breaks out at house in Surat Surat: Four women and a child were killed after a fire broke out in a three-storey house in Gujarat’s Surat city on Tuesday morning, police said. **** BOM26 MH-BMC COMMISSIONER **** Ashwini Bhide is Mumbai’s first woman municipal commissioner Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide was on Tuesday appointed as the first woman commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), an official said. **** BOM12 MH-VIDEO-MINISTER **** Transperson’s brother booked for circulating ‘doctored’ video of Maharashtra minister Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered a case against the brother of a transperson in connection with the circulation of an alleged artificial intelligence-doctored video featuring Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Narhari Zirwal, an official said on Tuesday. **** BOM9 MH-CAG-QUERIES **** Maharashtra depts ignored over 10,000 audit queries, says CAG; flags Rs 891 cr possible lapses Mumbai: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged “systemic deficiencies” in Maharashtra’s governance, identifying Rs 891 crore in possible financial irregularities across more than 10,000 audit queries that various departments ignored despite repeated reminders over a decade. **** BOM6 MH-SATARA SP-LEAVE **** ZP poll ruckus: Satara SP sent on leave to ensure impartial probe, says Fadnavis Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said Satara Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi has been sent on leave to ensure an impartial probe into allegations of police misconduct during the Zilla Parishad presidential election. **** LGB2 MH-HC-ASSEMBLY POLLS **** HC dismisses plea challenging Shiv Sena MLA’s win in 2024 polls Jalna: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a Congress leader’s petition challenging the election of Shiv Sena MLA Arjun Khotkar in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls, citing that the plea lacked merit. **** PTI RSY