Kolkata, Nov 28 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 7 BH-BYPOLL-KURHANI-PROFILE Allies turned adversaries BJP and JD(U) fight it out in Kurhani assembly seat by-poll Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and the BJP are locked in a straight contest, for the first time since they broke up nearly four months ago, in the by-election to Kurhani assembly seat. CAL 6 OD-BYPOLL-IT-RAID IT raids in Padampur sparks slugfest between BJD & BJP Bhubaneswar: Income Tax department"s raids on the residences of three businessmen considered close to the ruling Biju Janata Dal in by-poll bound Padampur Assembly seat in Odisha"s Bargarh district on Monday, led to a slugfest between the BJD and the opposition BJP here. CAL 5 JH-MUSLIM WEDDING-MUSIC BAN Clerics ban dance, music, fireworks in Muslim weddings in Jharkhand block Dhanbad: A group of Muslim clerics has banned “un-Islamic practices” such as dance, playing of loud music and display of fireworks during weddings in a block in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district and said that those who violate the diktat would be fined. CAL 4 OD-WOMAN-BODY Woman"s disfigured body found in Puri Sea beach, family alleges murder Puri: The family members of a woman from Madhya Pradesh on Monday demanded a high-level probe into the mysterious death of their daughter at the sea beach here. CAL 3 WB-MAMATA-NEW DISTRICTS Mamata likely to officially announce 2 new districts on Tuesday Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday. LGC 1 WB-HC-MGNREGA-ADHIKARI HC directs govt to file affidavit on allegations of financial mismanagement in MGNREGA funds Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit stating its position on allegations of financial mismanagement in 100-day job guarantee scheme made in a PIL by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. CES 1 WB-ASSEMBLY-TEACHER RECRUITMENT-BJP Teacher recruitment scam: BJP stages walkout from WB assembly Kolkata: The BJP on Monday staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly when its demand for tabling an adjournment motion to discuss the entire teaching job scandal issue in state schools was rejected. PTI RG RG