Kolkata, Dec 4 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 13 BH-BYPOLL-CURTAIN RAISER Bihar bypoll: BJP, JD(U) slug it out in Kurhani Patna: The stage is set for bypoll to the Kurhani assembly seat in Bihar, which marks the first electoral battle between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar"s JD(U) and the BJP since the two old allies parted ways four months ago. CAL 12 AS-AJMAL-CONG-COMPLAINT Police cases continue against Ajmal over controversial remark, Assam Cong leader latest complainant Guwahati: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Sunday lodged a police complaint against AIUDF supremo and Lok Sabha MP from Assam Badruddin Ajmal over his remarks purportedly targeting the Hindu community, adding to the string of cases disapproving of his controversial comments. CAL 11 BH-HC-PROPERTY Officials appear hand in gloves with land mafia, says HC over property demolition in Patna Patna: The Patna High Court has slammed the "illegal demolition" of a property in the Bihar capital, and remarked that officials concerned appeared to be "hand in gloves" with land mafia. CAL 9 WB-BLAST-PROBE Hunt on for those behind Kanthi blast: Police Kanthi: A search is on for those behind the blast in West Bengal"s Purba Medinipur district that killed three people and injured several others, police said on Sunday. CAL 8 BH-VILLAGES-COEXISTENCE 5 Bihar villages to be developed into human-carnivore coexistence zone Patna: Five villages of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in West Champaran district of Bihar will be developed into a model human-carnivore coexistence zone, with the state government joining hands with the Wildlife Trust of India, a Nepalese organisation and a UK-based zoo for the project, officials said. CAL 6 NL-OTING MASSACRE-MEMORIAL We can forgive, but can’t forget: Nagaland villagers a year after army ops claimed 14 lives Oting: They have burnt down the grass to rid the spot where fellow villagers were gunned down on this day a year ago of the stench and stains of the blood that was spilled. CAL 5 JH-SOIL-REPORT 69 pc of soil in Jharkhand’s forest areas unfit for plant growth: Report Ranchi: About 69 per cent of the soil in Jharkhand’s forest areas has turned unfit for plant growth due to acute deficiency of nitrogen, as per a latest report. CAL 4 WB-NAVY-CANNONS Navy discover vintage cannons from Hooghly river bank in Kolkata Kolkata: It was not a treasure hunt but Indian Navy personnel did hit upon a jackpot of a different kind while clearing a piece of land on the banks of the Hooghly river. PTI RG RG