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HIGHLIGHTS EASTERN REGION AT 1800 HRS

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jun 09 2017 | 6:13 PM IST
Following are the top stories from the Eastern region at 1800 HRS
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Darjeeling: The Army staged flag marches in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong as a 12-hour bandh sponsored by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) got underway today, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing the bandh as "illegal".
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Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung today projected himself as the "chief minister of the hills" and challenged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop the agitation in the hills.
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Puri: Amid tight security and imposition of a ban on touching the deities, the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath was celebrated at the Jagannath temple here in the presence of thousands of people.
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Ranchi: Former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra and other accused persons today appeared before a special CBI court here in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam case
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Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal today called for a four-hour 'hartal' tomorrow in four western Odisha districts over the Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
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Jamshedpur: An encounter between security forces and Maoists took place today in Ghatsila sub-divison of Jharkhand, police said.
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Itanagar: The Congress in Arunachal Pradesh today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was not a judge of some cooking show to decide what should be cooked in the household.
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Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area over Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger heavy rainfall in some places in Odisha, even as several areas of the state were lashed by rains and thundershower today.
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Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has arrested a fake doctor from the city's Panchasayar area, a senior officer said today.
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Kolkata: West Bengal Left Front chairman Biman Bose today said TMC's government's "mishandling" is one of the main reasons behind the unrest in the Darjeeling hills and demanded an all party meeting to resolve the situation.

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First Published: Jun 09 2017 | 6:13 PM IST

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