Kolkata, Jan 18 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the eastern region at 5 pm: CAL6 WB-TABLEAU-RAJNATH-MAMATA R-Day tableau row: Rajnath tries to smooth Mamata"s ruffled feathers Kolkata: As the rejection of West Bengal"s tableau for the Republic Day parade snowballed into a major controversy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informing her that the CPWD"s float for the occasion pays homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary. CAL5 OD-POLL-COMPENSATION Kin of Odisha poll personnel dying due to violent attacks, COVID-19 to get Rs 30 lakh as compensation Bhubaneswar: The next of kin of poll personnel dying due to violent attacks or succumbing to COVID-19 in the course of duty during the upcoming Odisha panchayat elections will receive Rs 30 lakh as compensation, the SEC said on Tuesday. CAL4 WB-LD DEBNATH Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, creator of "Bantul The Great", dies at 97 Kolkata: Cartoonist Narayan Debnath, the creator of Bengali comic characters "Bantul The Great", "Handa Bhonda" and "Nonte Phonte", died in Kolkata on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness, said the hospital where he was undergoing treatment. CCM2 BIZ-COAL INDIA Coal India committed to meet ‘elevated’ demand of power sector: Official Kolkata: Mining major Coal India Ltd is committed to meet the “elevated” demand of the dry fuel from the power sector, including coastal plants dependent on imports, a company official said on Tuesday.PTI MM MM