HIGHLIGHTS

Kolkata, Apr 15 (PTI) Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 5 pm.

    CAL13 WB-SHAH-ORGANISATION
    Unmask corruption, misrule by TMC : Amit Shah to WB BJP
    Kolkata: Union Home Minister and top BJP leader Amit Shah has asked the party's Bengal unit to unitedly fight against the ruling TMC and unmask corruption and misrule by it, a senior party leader said on Saturday.

    CAL12 BH-SPURIOUS LIQUOR-DEATHS
    Four dead after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar
    Patna: At least four people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in East Champaran district of dry Bihar in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, the police said.

    CAL11 WB-CB-RAIDS
    CBI raids TMC leaders' houses
    Kolkata: CBI sleuths Saturday raided the houses of TMC lawmakers Jibankrishna Saha and Bibhas Adhikari in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts of West Bengal respectively in connection with the school job recruitment scandal.

    CAL10 BH-NITISH-KEJRIWAL
    Kejriwal will reply to all actions initiated against him at appropriate time: Nitish
    Patna: A day after the CBI summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with an excise policy case, his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar on Saturday said Kejriwal will reply to "all the actions" initiated against him at an “appropriate time”.

    CAL9 WB-POILA BAISAKH
    'Poila Baisakh' celebrated with usual fanfare in West Bengal, despite scorching heat
    Kolkata: Colourful processions were taken out in different localities in the morning, while devotees thronged the heritage Dakshineswar Temple, and Kali temple at Kalighat to offer puja and seek blessings for a happy and prosperous 'Poila Baisakh' (Bengali new year) on Saturday.

    CAL8 OD-SAMBALPUR-LD CURFEW
    Curfew imposed, internet suspension period extended in Sambalpur
    Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Curfew was imposed on Sambalpur city and the Odisha government extended internet suspension by another 48 hours on Saturday after sporadic overnight violence and the death of a man under mysterious circumstances.

    CAL7 BH-HEAT
    Maximum temperature crosses 43 degree Celsius in 5 places in Bihar
    Patna: There seems to be no respite from the heatwave like conditions for the residents of Bihar as the mercury crossed the 43 degrees Celsius mark in at least five places in the state.

    CAL5 JH-HEAT-ZOO ANIMALS
    Soaring mercury: Cooler, seasonal fruits, multi-vitamins for animals in Ranchi Zoo
    Ranchi: Air-coolers, seasonal fruits, multivitamin doses and adequate water have been arranged for the animals in Ranchi's Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park, popularly known as Birsa zoo, in a bid to deal with soaring mercury in Jharkhand, an official said on Saturday.

    CES2 JH-POPPY HUSK
    Poppy husk worth around Rs 14 lakh seized in Jharkhand’s Palamu
    Medininagar: Seven quintals of poppy husk, worth around Rs 14 lakh, were seized from a truck on way to Uttar Pradesh in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Saturday

    CES1 JH-IED-EXPLOSION
    Father, son injured in IED explosion in Jharkhand
    Chaibasa: A 35-year-old man and his son were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a police officer said.

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