Following are the top stories of the Eastern Region at 1700 Hours
CAL1 WB-GJM-SITUATION
Darjeeling (WB): An all-party meet convened by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will chalk out its "next course of action" as the indefinite shutdown continue to cripple normal life in Darjeeling for the sixth consecutive day.
CES3 OD-PREZ-NAVEEN
Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress today questioned BJD's "equal distance policy" and criticised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for supporting NDA's candidate for the presidential poll as soon as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him up.
CES2 OD-MINISTER-CHILIKA
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today asked the Odisha government to support UNESCO's plan of developing Chilika lake as World Heritage site.
CES1 SK-GJM-TOURISM
Gangtok: The unrest in Darjeeling in the peak tourist season has come as a boon for Sikkim with tourists thronging the neighbouring hill state instead of Darjeeling in view of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha agitation.
CCM4 BIZ-TEA
Kolkata: With the new indirect taxation regime coming into effect from July one, 2017, the Tea Board is now working on how to make the present auction system compliant with the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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