Following are PTI's expected and

Following are PTI's expected and

top stories from the eastern region at 4.30 pm.

IN THE PIPELINE

* STORIES RELATED TO WEST BENGAL PANCHAYAT POLL

* STORIES RELATED TO LALU PRASAD'S RETURN TO RANCHI

AFTER END OF PAROLE

TOP STORIES ON THE WIRE:

CAL 4 WB-3LD PANCHAYAT POLL

Violence mar WB panchayat polls, 6 killed

Kolkata: Widespread violence marred the panchayat polls in West Bengal today, leaving at least six people dead and 43 injured, with 41 per cent polling reported till 1 pm.

CES 2 WB-COUPLE-FIRE

Couple burnt to death

Canning: A couple were burnt to death at their home in South 24 Parganas district early today, hours before panchayat polls were to being in West Bengal, police said.

 

CES 3 OD-MAOIST-ENCOUNTER

Another Maoist killed in Odisha encounter, toll rises to 7

Phulbani: A Maoist was gunned down today in a fresh encounter with security forces in Sudukumpa reserve forest of Odisha's Kandhamal district, taking the toll to number of naxals killed in separate operations in the state since yesterday to seven.

CES 4 BH-THUNDERSTORM

Thunderstorm claims four lives in Bihar

Patna: At least four persons were killed and several others injured early today when thunderstorm lashed parts of the state, uprooting trees, electric poles and billboards.

CCM 1 BIZ-NINL

NINL records highest ever pig iron production

Bhubaneswar: Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) has recorded its highest ever single-day pig iron output since its inception with production of 2,772 ton of pig iron on May 12.