HIGHLIGHTS

Kolkata, Sep 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

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    *Manipur CM submits memorandum to governor
    Imphal: Manipur CM N Biren Singh met Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday along with his cabinet colleagues and submitted a memorandum, the Raj Bhavan said in a statement.

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    Coupling of Magadh Express breaks, train splits into two in Bihar's Buxar
    Patna: The coupling of Magadh Express from New Delhi to Islampur broke, splitting the train into two in Bihar's Buxar district on Sunday, an official said.

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    There should be no lynching, be it of cows or men: RSS functionary
    Patna: Senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar on Sunday asserted there should be "no man lynching and no cow lynching", in order to ensure that people from different faiths lived together in peace.

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    Directors' body suspends Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil over sexual harassment charge
    Kolkata: Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil was suspended by the Directors' Association of Eastern India (DAEI) following a complaint of sexual misconduct by an actress.

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    Jharkhand excise constable recruitment drive held for "votes": Shivraj Singh Chouhan
    Ranchi: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday accused the Hemant Soren-led government of holding the excise constable recruitment drive for "votes", that claimed 12 lives.

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    'Have suffered patiently': TMC MP Jawhar Sircar says he'll resign over RG Kar horror, corruption
    Kolkata: TMC MP Jawhar Sircar on Sunday wrote to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, the chief of his party, and said he has decided to quit Rajya Sabha and leave politics altogether, describing the steps taken by the state government in handling the rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital "too little and quite late". *

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