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Kolkata, Jan 27 (PTI) Following are the top stories of the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
CAL 5 JH-RAIL-LD BLAST Suspected Maoists trigger blast on railway tracks in J"khand, train services disrupted Giridih/Dhanbad: A portion of railway tracks in Jharkhand"s Giridih district was damaged due to a blast triggered by suspected members of outlawed CPI (Maoist) early on Thursday, a police officer said.
CAL 7 BH-INTOXICANT-DEATH Five dead in Bihar after consuming intoxicant Patna: Five people died on Friday at a village in dry Bihar after consuming what the district administration called "a white chemical" though the locals alleged it was liquor.
CAL 8 WB-GUV-MAMATA NHRC panel"s "law of ruler" observation for Bengal justified by CM"s actions: Guv Kolkata: Firing a fresh salvo at the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has accused the chief minister of "extreme transgressions" of constitutional prescriptions, claiming that such actions justify the observation of an NHRC panel on post-poll violence that law of ruler and not rule of law prevails in the state.
CAL 4 AS-AR-BORDER-FIRING Firing along Assam-Arunachal border over road construction North Lakhimpur: Tension flared up over road construction on a disputed stretch of Assam-Arunachal border at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, after locals objected to the road being built by Arunachal state government, leading to firing in the air by a contractor, officials here said on Thursday.
CAL 3 WB-SANDHYA MUKHERJEE-HOSPITALISED Singer Sandhya Mukherjee hospitalised Kolkata: Legendary singer Sandhya Mukherjee also called Sandhya Mukhopadhyay was rushed to a hospital after her health condition deteriorated on Thursday morning.