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  • | Thursday | 13th October, 2022

Kolkata, Oct 13 (PTI) Following are the top stories of the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 12 AS-PREZ-SUPERCOMP Murmu inaugurates, lays foundation for several projects from IIT Guwahati Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu virtually inaugurated and laid the foundations stones for various projects on Thursday from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati . CAL 13 AR-RARE BIRD Critically-endangered Bugun Liocichla spotted in Arunachal sanctuary Itanagar: Bugun Liocichla, a critically-endangered and a rare bird, was seen at the Eaglenest Pass in western Arunachal Pradesh during a day-long festival, an official said on Thursday. CAL 9 BH-RESERVATIONS-BJP-JD(U) BJP has anti-reservation agenda, alleges JD(U) Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar"s Janata Dal (United) on Thursday charged the BJP, its former ally, with working on an “agenda” to do away with reservations for backward classes. CAL 8 MG-ACT-SCRAP Meghalaya govt scraps act promoting casinos, gaming parlours Shillong: Under pressure from church leaders, the Conrad Sangma government on Thursday announced that it was scrapping the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, introduced last year to promote setting up of casinos and other gambling parlours in the state. CAL 7 WB-TMC MP-DHANKHAR VP"s remarks on Bengal do not behove post he holds: TMC MP Kolkata: TMC MP Saugata Roy on Thursday criticised Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for his remarks on West Bengal"s law and order situation, claiming that such comments do not behove the post he holds. CAL 6 TR-PREZ-TRAINS President flags off two trains in Tripura Agartala: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday flagged off two trains -- Agartala-Khongsang Janshatabdi Express and another Agartala-Kolkata Express -- from here, boosting connectivity in the region. CAL 5 AR-APPSC-OFFICIAL-SUSPEND APPSC Secy, Jt Secy suspended in asst engineer examination paper leak case Itanagar: The state government has suspended the Secretary and Joint Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), in connection with the assistant engineer (civil) examination paper leak case. CAL 4 WB-LD FIRE Fire at godown of production house in south Kolkata Kolkata: A major fire broke out at a godown of a production house in south Kolkata"s Tollygunge area on Thursday morning, destroying almost everything that was stored in there, including film rolls, a fire department official said. PTI RG RG


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