Kolkata, May 29 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
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Chidambaram welcomes Mamata’s call for reciprocal support to Cong, asks for dialogue
Kolkata: Former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday said TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee should start a dialogue on the basis of her call to back the Congress in states where it is strong provided there is reciprocal support to regional parties for the 2024 general elections.
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PM flags off Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Guwahati, May 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off North East's first Vande Bharat Express from Guwahati to New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Monday.
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Complex cocktail of grievances at work behind Manipur strife
Imphal: A complex and volatile cocktail of conflict over land rights, cultural dominance, and drug smuggling, erupted in one of the worst ethnic violence the northeast has witnessed in decades, experts and common people here feel.
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Six labourers electrocuted to death while working near high-tension wire in J’khand
Dhanbad: Six labourers were electrocuted to death after an electric pole, which they were erecting, fell on a high-tension overhead wire in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Monday, officials said.
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Bengal’s lone Congress MLA joins TMC
Kolkata: Lone Congress MLA in West Bengal Assembly, Bayron Biswas, on Monday joined the TMC in the presence of the ruling party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Paschim Medinipur district.
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Last Remains of American decorated officer to head home after 58 years for reburial
Kolkata: Nearly six decades after he died during a visit to Darjeeling, the last remains of one of America's most decorated officer, Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, is being returned to the United States for reburial, the US consulate here said on Monday.
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JD(U) spokesman hits out at RS Dy Chairman for attending new Parliament building inauguration
Patna: JD(U) chief spokesman Neeraj Kumar on Monday lashed out at Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh for taking part in the inauguration of the new Parliament building despite boycott of the function by the party.
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Mamata likely to attend opposition meet in Patna next month: TMC sources
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is likely to attend an opposition meeting to be held in Bihar next month, party sources said on Monday.
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Manipur: Situation calm day after spurt in clashes
Imphal: An uneasy calm prevailed in ethnic conflict-affected Manipur, a day after a sudden spurt in clashes and firing between militants and security forces, officials said on Monday.