HIGHLIGHTS-EASTERN REGION 4.30PM

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 4.30 pm.

STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL1

WB-RALLY Stage set for Mamata's mega Opposition rally in

Kolkata Kolkata: The stage is all set for West Bengal Chief

Minister Mamata Banerjee's mega Opposition rally against the Narendra Modi government here on Saturday.

CAL3 POL-RALLY-FAROOQ

EVM is chor machine: Farooq Abdullah Kolkata: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah

Saturday called the EVM the "chor machine" and demanded that the ballot paper system be brought back for the sake of

transparency. CAL6

POL-RALLY-AKHILESH SP-BSP alliance led to wave of happiness; BJP worried,

says Akhilesh Kolkata: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Saturday

said the coming together of the SP and the BSP has led to a wave of happiness in the country and left a worried BJP to

hold meeting after meeting to devise a strategy to win even one seat in Uttar Pradesh.

CAL14 POL-RALLY-DEVEGOWDA

Oppn parties should forget their differences and fight BJP unitedly: Deve Gowda

Kolkata: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda Saturday said with the general elections close at hand, the opposition

parties should forget their differences and come together to fight the BJP unitedly.

CAL16 POL-RALLY-KHARGE

Sonia, Rahul have sent good wishes for opposition rally: Kharge

Kolkata: Representing the Congress at a mega gathering of opposition parties here on Saturday, Mallikarjun Kharge

said party chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi had sent their good wishes for the rally.

CES1 SK-CHAMLING

Chamling exhorts farmers to increase production of organic foodgrains

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has exhorted the farmers of his state to increase production

of organic foodgrains to cater to domestic demands. CES2

JH-PARATEACHERS-STRIKE Para-teachers end two-month long strike in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The over two-month long strike by para-teachers in Jharkhand pressing for various demands has

ended, following a meeting with the state government. CES8

POL-RALLY-LALDUHAWMA Entire north east burning because of Citizenship Bill:

Lalduhawma Kolkata: Zoram Nationalist Party leader Lalduhawma on

Saturday said the entire north east was "burning" because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

CES10 POL-RALLY-YASHWANT

Modi govt playing mischief with statistics: Yashwant Sinha

Kolkata: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday came down heavily on the Narendra Modi government

saying that this was the first government after Independence which has been playing "mischief" with the developmental

statistics. CES11

POL-RALLY-SINGHVI Aim of oppn alliance is to form secular govt: Abhishek

Singhvi Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi

on Saturday hailed TMC's mega opposition rally here, and said the aim of the rainbow alliance was to defeat the BJP and form

a secular government.