Kolkata, Dec 1 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.
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Mizoram NGOs stage protest seeking rescheduling of vote counting date
Aizawl: Members of the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (NGOCC) staged protests across the state on Friday seeking a change in the date of counting of votes for the state assembly polls scheduled on December 3.
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Four of five Odisha workers trapped in U’khand tunnel return to home state
Bhubaneswar: Four out of five workers from Odisha, who were rescued from the Uttarakhand tunnel, returned to Bhubaneswar on Friday and were given a rousing welcome by the state government.
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Patna HC seeks counter affidavit on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
Patna: The Patna High Court on Friday asked the Bihar government to file its reply on a bunch of petitions challenging the recent hike in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes.
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Nagaland celebrates statehood day; CM Rio calls for early solution of Naga political issue
Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday greeted the people on 61st Statehood Day and reiterated his government's strong commitment to facilitate for a peaceful resolution of the long pending Naga political issue.
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Assam govt suspends 15 ACS, APS officers in APSC 'cash for job' scam
Guwahati: The Assam government has suspended 15 state civil service and police service officers for their alleged involvement in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) 'cash for job' scam, official sources said on Friday.
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Bengal commercial taxes directorate unearths Rs 4,716cr fake GST invoice rackets
Kolkata: The Directorate of Commercial Taxes (State GST) of West Bengal has unearthed massive fake GST invoice rackets involving a turnover of Rs 4716 crore and arrested four key operators, officials said on Friday.
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Odisha: On first day of Zero Fatality Week, 8 killed as vehicle hits stationary truck
Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: At least eight people including three women and a child were killed and eight others injured when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Odisha’s Keonjhar district early Friday, police said.
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Bengal BJP MLAs face charge of disrespecting national anthem, police complaints lodged
Kolkata: Police complaints were lodged against 11 BJP MLAs of West Bengal charging them with disrespecting the national anthem during a sit-in on the assembly premises earlier this week.