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  • | Tuesday | 29th November, 2022

Kolkata, Nov 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5.15 pm. CAL3 OD-BY POLL-LD BANDH Traders in poll-bound Padampur call off bandh after talks Bhubaneswar: Traders at Padampur have called off a 12-hour bandh in the poll-bound town earlier slated for Tuesday following discussions with officials. CAL5 OD-BYPOLL-PADAMPUR-PROFILE Odisha by-poll: Prestige fight for BJD; BJP going all out to wrest Padampur seat Bargarh (Odisha): After the BJD tasted its first “bypoll defeat” since 2009 earlier this month, the December 5 by-election to the Padampur assembly seat in Odisha has become a prestige issue for the ruling party which is going all out to retain the constituency. CAL6 OD-TEMPLE-B"DESHI YOUTH B"deshi YouTuber held for taking pics inside Puri temple, posting those on FB Puri: A 23-year-old YouTuber from Bangladesh was arrested here for allegedly taking photos of Jagannath temple"s sanctum sanctorum on phone, in violation of the ban imposed on gadget use at the shrine, and posting those on social media, a police officer said on Tuesday. CAL7 TR-DHANKHAR-TEMPLE Vice President Dhankhar offers puja at 700-year-old temple in Tripura Agartala: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday offered puja at the 700-year-old Tripureswari temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, at Udaipur in Tripura’s Gomati district. CAL8 WB-MAMATA-PROG Mamata stalls prog, raps official over inadequate arrangements Hingalganj (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday stalled a programme in North 24 Parganas and pulled up the district magistrate over his failure to bring to the venue the blankets and winter garments she has bought for distribution among locals. CAL9 G20-NEURO-FOLIC SUPPLEMENT G20 Neuros want mandatory folic supplements for women to check spinal defects at birth Kolkata: The Neuroscience20 or N20 Summit held along with the G20 meeting of global leaders at Bali earlier this month, wants member countries to mandatorily fortify staple food like cereals or salt with folic acid to reduce prevalence and deaths from Spina Bifida-F, a spinal birth defect. CAL10 AS-RAGGING-SUSPENSION 2 postgraduate students suspended from Assam Medical College for ‘ragging’ Dibrugarh (Assam): Two doctors pursuing post-graduation studies at Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh were suspended from attending classes for six months and expelled from the hostel for allegedly indulging in ragging, an official said on Tuesday. CAL11 MG-CABINET-BORDER OUTPOST Meghalaya Cabinet nod for setting up 7 outposts along border with Assam Shillong: The Meghalaya Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to set up police outposts at seven locations, including the violence-hit Mukroh village, along the state’s boundary with Assam. CAL13 AS-MG-VIOLENCE-NHRC NHRC takes cognisance of Assam-Meghalaya border violence Guwahati: The NHRC has taken congnisance of the violence in the disputed area on the Assam-Meghalaya border that claimed six lives earlier this month, the rights body said on Tuesday. CAL14 NL - CONGRESS - YATRA Congress holds "Bharat Jodo Yatra" in Nagaland Kohima: Congress in Nagaland on Tuesday joined the party"s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra and asked the people to be careful about the implementation of the UCC in the country. CAL15 MG-BORDER TALKS-CM Process for Assam-Meghalaya border talks has become slightly complicated after violence: Conrad Shillong: The process for the second round of talks between Assam and Meghalaya for resolving the border dispute has become “slightly complicated”, following the killing of six people in the November 22 violence at Mukroh village, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. CAL17 MG-CONRAD-PM CADRES PM to look into separate IAS, IPS cadres for Meghalaya : Conrad Shillong: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured to look into the demand for separate IAS and IPS cadres for Meghalaya and Assam, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday. PTI BDC BDC


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