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Kolkata, Jul 26 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

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    Mamata to attend NITI Aayog meet to protest budget 'bias, conspiracy to divide states’
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she would participate in the central think-tank NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on July 27 in Delhi.

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    RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh expelled from Bihar Legislative Council
    Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Sunil Kumar Singh was expelled from the Bihar Legislative Council on Friday, following an incident of unruly behaviour in the House earlier this year.

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    HC says Mamata can make statements about Guv conforming to law
    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can make statements regarding state Governor CV Ananda Bose as long as they conform to the laws.

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    Jharkhand assembly adjourned after obituary references
    Ranchi: The first day of the monsoon session of the Jharkhand Assembly was adjourned on Friday after obituary references were made to eminent personalities who died recently.

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    Rajnath Singh's positive response to defence corridor in Assam: Himanta
    Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has responded positively to the proposal of setting up the country's third defence corridor in the state.

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    Assam CM thanks PM for Moidam inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage list
    Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the initiative to ensure that the 600-year-old mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty - "Moidams" - is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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