Following are the top stories of the eastern region at 1800 hours.

Following are the top stories of the eastern region at 1800 hours.
CAL1 WB-GJM-SITUATION
Darjeeling : Ambulance services hit and TV cable connections snapped in some areas as GJM-sponsored indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills enters the eighth day today.
CAL2 BH-PREZ-JDU
Patna : A day after backing Ram Nath Kovind's candidature for the president's post, the JD(U) today said that there is no question of going back to the NDA and it continues to be an integral part of the united opposition.
CAL3 WB-GJM-CASE

Darjeeling : A case has been lodged against GJM supremo Bimal Gurung and his wife Asha for their alleged involvement in violence, arson and killing of one person during clashes in Darjeeling hills on the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.

CAL5 WB-GJM BANDH MEETING
Siliguri : West Bengal government today said it is open to discussion to restore normalcy in the restive Darjeeling hills, but gives no commitment on withdrawal of security forces, a demand made by the GJM.
CAL6 WB-KARNAN
Kolkata : Former Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, arrested for committing contempt of the Supreme Court, was today taken to a hospital for another round of medical tests to ascertain his health condition.
CAL7 SK-GJM-CHAMLING SUPPORT
Gangtok : Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today extended his support for a separate Gorkhaland state saying it will fulfil the constitutional demand of the people of Darjeeling hills and also bring permanent peace in the region.

CES1 WB-GJM-BJP
Darjeeling : With the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha spearheading an agitation for Gorkhaland, its alliance partner BJP is in a catch-22 as it can neither come out openly in support of a separate state nor afford to oppose it.
CES2 AS-AMBUBACHI
Guwahati : The famed Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills here will be closed for four days from today on the occasion of the annual Ambubachi Mela.
CES4 OD-NAVY-TRAINING
Bhubaneswar : The Indian Navy has agreed to train Odisha police on coastal and maritime security from July this year, an official said.
CCM8 BIZ-MANGO
Kolkata : West Bengal is a leading producer of mangoes but export of this king of fruits remains negligible due to various infrastructural bottlenecks, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) DGM R K Mondal said today.