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Kolkata, Dec 6 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
CAL 11 WB-GOKHALE-TMC REAX Gokhale detention: Reaction by panic stricken BJP : Abhishek Kolkata: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Tuesday described the detention of party spokesperson Saket Gokhale by Gujarat police as a reaction of a "panic stricken" BJP.
CAL 9 AR-DFO-RESCUE Arunachal Police rescues abducted DFO, 4 arrested Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh police rescued a senior forest official within four hours of his abduction in West Kameng district, an officer said on Tuesday.
CAL 8 BH-GIRIRAJ-LALU "Shall serve as an example": Giriraj praises Lalu"s daughter who donated her kidney Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad"s daughter Rohini Acharya, who donated a kidney to her father, has earned the praise of Union minister Giriraj Singh, one of the most strident opponents of the former Bihar chief minister.
CAL 7 WB-LAPIERRE-HOME-OLYMPICS "Want to win Gold": Two girls of Lapierre-funded home to represent India in Special Olympics Uluberia: As newborns, Priyanka and Rani brought despair to their parents but a home for children with special needs in West Bengal"s Howrah, set up with funds provided by French author Dominique Lapierre, helped them to qualify for the Indian handball team that will participate in the 2023 Berlin Special Olympic Games.
CAL 6 WB-LAPIERRE-CITY OF JOY-CAST-REAX Lapierre would visit City of Joy set, was gentle : Rudraprasad Sengupta Kolkata, Dec 6 (PTI) Theatre personality Rudraprasad Sengupta, who had acted in the film "City of Joy", based on Dominique Lapierre"s famous book, recalls him as a soft-spoken person loath to discuss anything about the controversy surrounding the book on the sets.
CAL 5 BH-NITISH Nitish ducks queries on exit polls predicting BJP win in Gujarat, HP Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ducked queries about exit polls predicting wins, in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, for his former ally BJP which he has vowed to defeat with the help of a united opposition in the next general elections.
CAL 4 OD-JD(U)-PATNAIK Naveen Patnaik must end "neutrality", join Janata Parivar: JD(U) leader Bhubaneswar: Time has come for Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to end his "neutrality" and join the larger Janata Parivar to lead the nation, senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said.
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