Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 2100 hour
CAL6 BH-LIGHTNING
Patna : Thirty-two people die in lightning strikes in different parts of Bihar with the maximum casualty reported from Rohtas and Vaishali districts.
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Nandakumar(WB) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accuses the Centre of smuggling in foreigners from across the international border to perpetrate violence the state.
CAL8 BH-POL-LD RJD
Patna : RJD stands firmly behind beleaguered Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and dismisses BJP's demand for his resignation after he was made an accused in a land-for-hotel case being probed by the CBI.
CES10 OD-FIRE
Bhubaneswar : A major fire breaks out at a biscuit factory at Patia here with 100 fire department personnel fighting to douse it.
CES11 CBI-NARADA AHMED
Kolkata : Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed visits the CBI office here to submit documents as asked by the investigating agency.
CES12 MZ-BRU-MHA
Aizawl : Six Bru relief camps in Tripura should be closed and assistance provided to the inmates there should be stopped if the Brus continue to refuse to return to Mizoram, an adviser of the Ministry of Home Affairs says.
CES14 MG-GOLF-SUMMON
Shillong : Meghalaya State Women's Commission summons the secretary of Delhi Golf Club, following a petition by Tailin Lyngdoh, who was ousted from the posh club because of her traditional attire last month.
CES16 WB-GJM-ADIVASI
Siliguri(WB) : Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad threatens to resist Gorkha Janmukti Morcha if it wants to spread its agitation for Gorkhaland from Darjeeling hills to Terai or Dooars region.
CES17 WB-INCIDENT
Tehatta(WB) : A man kills his 22-year-old nephew with a scimitar in West Bengal's Nadia district during an altercation over spitting.
CES18 AS-NHRC-KHASI
Guwahati : Assam's civil society urges NHRC chairperson Justice H L Dattu to institute an inquiry against Delhi Golf Club (DGC) for violating human rights of Khasi governess Tailin Lyngdoh, who was recently forced to leave the club for wearing her traditional attire.
CCM11 WB-MAMATA-INDUSTRY
Nandakumar(WB) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says her government will cooperate with industries and urges local residents to support and not disturb new initiatives.
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