Kolkata, Jun 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the eastern region on Sunday at 5 pm.CAL8 AS-PPE-HIMANTA-KEJRIWAL Kejriwal planned to purchase PPE kits without tender in 2020: Assam CM Guwahati: A day after threatening to file a criminal defamation case against the Delhi deputy CM over allegations of corruption in procurement of PPE kits, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday claimed that his counterpart in the national capital offered to buy the medical equipment without floating any tender back in 2020. CAL9 OD-MINISTRY-LD OATH Patnaik revamps team, 21 MLAs sworn in as ministers in Odisha Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday reconstituted his ministry, inducting 13 MLAs in the cabinet and appointing eight others as minister of state (independent charge). CAL10 WB-TMC MP-LD KK CONCERT TMC MP comes out in support of cops amid crowd mismanagement claims at KK"s concert Kolkata: Actor-turned-TMC MP Deepak Adhikari, better known as Dev, on Sunday stood by the police and the administration, amid opposition"s allegations of crowd mismanagement at singer KK"s concert, stating that such instances are witnessed at political rallies too. CES5 AR-VILLAGERS-INSURGENCY Arunachal villagers pledge not to concede to demand of insurgents Itanagar: Residents of several villages along with family members of 48 active insurgents in Arunachal Pradesh"s Longding district have pledged not to concede to ransom demand of militants, an official release said. CES7 AS-COLLEGE-TEA GARDEN Assam college runs tea garden, helps poor students earn money by plucking leaves Tezpur: A government college in Assam"s Sonitpur district has engaged its poor students to work in a tea garden on the campus during free time, helping them earn money and pay for their education. PTI NN NN