HIGHLIGHTS-EASTERN REGION 4.30 PM

Following are PTI's top stories

from the eastern region at 4.30 pm.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

CAL2

WB-BJP-LD RALLY

BJP convenes emergency meeting after Rath Yatra

uncertainty

Coochbehar (WB): The BJP leadership on Friday convened

an emergency meeting here to discuss the future course of

action after uncertainty loomed over the party's Rath Yatra

programme here.

LGC2

WB-HC-BJP-APPEAL

Rath Yatra: BJP moves HC against refusal of permission

Kolkata: The BJP on Friday moved an appeal before a

division bench of the Calcutta High Court against refusal of

permission for its Rath Yatra.

CES1

WB-MAMATA-HELIPAD

27 helipads constructed, operational in Bengal till

May: CM

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on

Friday said 27 helipads have been constructed and made

operational in the state till May this year.

CES2

WB-MAMATA-ARMED FORCES

Nation indebted to armed forces for their service:

Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on

Friday hailed the armed forces and said the nation

is indebted to them for their service.

CES3

NL-NSCN(K)-CEASEFIRE

NSCN(K) faction revokes decision to abrogate ceasefire

agreement

Kohima: A breakaway faction of the National Socialist

Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), led by Khango Konyak, has

decided to revoke its decision of unilaterally abrogating the

ceasefire agreement with the Union government with immediate

effect.

CES4

BH-QASMI

Congress MP Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi dies

Kishanganj (Bihar): Congress MP and Islamic cleric

Maulana Asrarul Haq Qasmi died of a heart attack at his

village home in Kishanganj district on Friday, family members

said.

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OD-LAND-SUBSIDENCE-PROBE

Probe ordered into Talcher land subsidence incidents

Bhubaneswar: Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Friday

ordered a probe into the incidents of land subsidence reported

from two houses in Talcher town in Odisha.

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WB-IITKGP-LUNG DISEASES

IIT KGP researchers develop tools to diagnose lung

diseases

Kolkata: Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a

decision support system to diagnose malignant and other

diseased tissues in the lungs.

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WB-ITC-FAKE WEBSITE

ITC logo, chairman's name used in fake website

Kolkata: The logo of diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd

as well as the name of its chairman Y C Deveshwar was used to

open a fake website in an attempt to dupe people, police said

on Friday.

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