Following are the top stories from the Eastern region at 2100 HRS
CAL6 AS-RIJIJU-ULFA
Guwahati : Union minister Kiren Rijiju says most of the demands of the pro-talk faction of the ULFA are "worth considering" and a final solution is expected "very soon".
CAL7 WB-MAMATA-GJM
Siliguri(WB) : In a stern warning to Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for resorting to violence in Darjeeling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says the state government will not go for any compromise and deal with those who violated law.
CAL8 WB-GURUNG-DARJEELING
Darjeeling (WB) : GJM supremo Bimal Gurung says the agitation in Darjeeling hills will not stop until and unless a separate Gorkhaland is achieved.
TMC should not to play with fire, he warns.
CAL10 BH-SUSHIL-ALLEGATION
Patna : Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi levels fresh allegation against RJD chief Lalu Prasad's family, says his daughter Hema Yadav has acquired "benami plot" here worth Rs 62 lakh.
CAL12 WB-RAIL-PRABHU
Howrah : Railways minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu says his ministry has already started investing to connect India with its neighbouring countries, mainly Bangladesh.
CAL13 WB-GJM BANDH
Darjeeling : Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) calls an indefinite shutdown of government and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) offices in Darjeeling hills from Monday.
CES17 BH-RAMDEV
Motihari : Yoga guru Baba Ramdev says India should immediately reclaim Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as it was the root cause of all the problems emanating from Pakistan.
CES20 MG-CHILD RESCUE
Shillong : A two-year-old child, kidnapped from her house in Silchar in Assam nearly a week ago, is rescued from Khliehriat in East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.
CES22 MG-CANNABIS
Shillong : Customs officials seizes over one quintal of cannabis worth Rs 1.6 crore from an unmanned truck at Diengpasoh village near here.
CCM9 BIZ-INDO-PAK TRADE
Kolkata : Pakistan's political economist Prof S Akbar Zaidi says the growing dependence on Chinese investment in Pakistan has cast a shadow on Indo-Pak trade prospects.
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