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Mumbai, Aug 17 (PTI) Top stories from western region at 5 pm.

BOM6 MH-DOCTORS-STRIKE **** Kolkata medico's rape-murder: Pvt doctors, hospitals in Maharashtra join stir Mumbai: Maharashtra resident doctors' indefinite strike over the rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee at a government hospital in Kolkata entered the fifth day on Saturday, with private medical practitioners also joining the stir, affecting healthcare services in the state. **** BOM7 MH-SHARAD PAWAR-POLLS **** Pawar asks why upcoming state polls not being held together, says no truth in what PM utters Nagpur: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday wondered why the upcoming state elections are not being held simultaneously despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushing for ‘one nation one election’. **** BOM9 MH-UDDHAV-RAUT **** Raut defends Uddhav's push for decision on CM's face from MVA allies Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray has demonstrated largeness of heart by offering support to any leader from the Congress and NCP (SP) for the chief minister's post, party MP Sanjay Raut said on Saturday. **** BES1 MP-WOMAN CONSTABLE **** MP: Woman constable suspended for promoting coaching centre in uniform Ratlam (MP): A woman constable has been suspended for allegedly appearing in the advertisement of a coaching institute in her khaki uniform in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, an official said on Saturday. **** PTI KRK KRK