Following are the top stories from the Eastern region at 2100 HRS

Following are the top stories from the Eastern region at 2100 HRS

CAL1 WB-GJM-BANDH

Darjeeling: A day before the scheduled Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-backed indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills, the president of the outfit, Bimal Gurung, has advised the tourists to leave the hills because of the possibility of "untoward" incidents.

CAL3 BH-LALU-LD BIRTHDAY

Patna: A 'grand alliance' at the centre was RJD chief Lalu Prasad's birthday wish today as greetings poured in from Congress president Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and other leaders.

CES3 NL-KHAPLANG-NSCN(IM)

Kohima: The NSCN (IM) today said it had forgiven late NSCN(K) supremo S S Khaplang for all his alleged political mistakes.
 

CES4 NL-KHAPLANG-LIEZIETSU

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu has said NSCN(K) chairman S S Khaplang had passed away before any solution to the protracted Naga political problem could be reached.

CES5 OD-NAVEEN

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked district collectors to act as agents of change to improve public service delivery and governance by using '3Ts' - teamwork, transparency and technology.

CES6 BH-NITISH-BRIDGES

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dedicated two road bridges over the river Ganga to the people of the state.

CES10 OD-WEATHER-LOWPRESSURE

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains coupled with gusty surface wind is likely to pound several areas in Odisha due to a well marked low pressure over Bay of Bengal and fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea.

CES11 BH-IIT SUPER 30

Patna: Mathematician Anand Kumar's Super 30 has once again created a record as its 30 out of 30 candidates cracked the II-JEE Advanced examination, results which were announced today

CES14 WB-DEMONETISED-NOTES-SEIZURE

Howrah(WB): The Government Railway Police has arrested five persons and seized Rs 24 lakh in demonetised notes from them in Howrah district, GRP sources said today.

CES16 OD-WEATHER

Bhubaneswar: Weather turned pleasant across Odisha today following prolonged rainfall triggered by a low pressure on the Bay of Bengal after a long spell of gruelling heat in the state, where sunstroke has claimed 17 lives this summer.