Kolkata, Nov 9 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
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Have nothing to hide, cooperated with probe into school jobs scam: TMC's Abhishek
Kolkata: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, after coming out of the ED office here, said on Thursday that he has nothing to hide and is always ready to cooperate with the central agency in its probe into the alleged school jobs scam in West Bengal.
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Bihar assembly passes bills to increase caste quota from 50pc to 65pc
Patna: The Bihar assembly on Thursday approved a hike in quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Extremely Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes from the existing 50 per cent to 65 per cent.
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Nagaland Assembly unanimously passes bill reserving one-third seats in ULBs for women
Kohima: The Nagaland Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the bill reserving one-third of seats in the urban local bodies for women.
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TMC shying away from speaking on Mohua Moitra issue, says CPI(M)
Kolkata: Claiming that it took several days for Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee to comment on the 'cash for query' controversy involving party MP Mahua Moitra, the CPI(M) on Thursday alleged that the TMC is shying away since she has spoken against billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Mobile internet ban extended till Nov 13 in Manipur barring few areas
Imphal: The Manipur government on Thursday extended mobile internet ban across the state by five more days till November 13, officials said.
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School jobs scam: ED summons to Abhishek an 'eyewash', says CPI(M)
Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Thursday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) summons to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the alleged school jobs scam case was an "eyewash".
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If Nitish was wrong, get NCERT books changed too: JD(U) ministers
Patna: Ministers belonging to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Thursday reached the state legislature armed with copies of NCERT books to defend their leader who is in the eye of a storm over use of crudely graphic language in both Houses.
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Two bodies with bullet wounds recovered in Manipur
Imphal: Two bodies, including that of a woman, with bullet wounds were recovered in Imphal East and West districts in Manipur, police said on Thursday.