Kolkata, Oct 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
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MHA introducing more severe and arbitrary measures in name of withdrawing sedition law provisions: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that in the name of withdrawing provisions under the sedition law, the Union Home Ministry is introducing more severe and arbitrary measures in the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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Woman kills husband, spends 3 days with body
Keonjhar: A woman allegedly killed her husband in Odisha's Keonjhar district over a family dispute and spent three days with the corpse in her house, police said on Wednesday.
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Sunderbans joins Durga Pujas in Kolkata, Netherlands
Kolkata: Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest cover, has joined two Durga pujas in Kolkata and the Dutch city of Almere, nearly 6,500 km apart.
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ED summons unwarranted : Soren to J'khand HC
Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren Wednesday submitted to the Jharkhand High Court that summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in a case of alleged money laundering are unwarranted.
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J'khand: 3 held in connection with stone pelting on Bajrang Dal activists
Hazaribag: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the case of stone-pelting in Hazaribag in which at least 10 Bajrang Dal activists, including women, were injured, police said on Wednesday.
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Odisha train tragedy: All 28 unclaimed bodies cremated
Bhubaneswar: The cremation of 28 unclaimed bodies of people who died in the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore district four months ago, was completed on Wednesday by women volunteers at Bhubaneswar.
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Economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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Bengal: ED searches rice mills in jobs scam probe
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Wednesday conducted search operations at several rice mills located in at least four places in West Bengal’s Nadia district in connection with their ongoing investigation into the jobs scam, an officer said.