HIGHLIGHTS EASTERN REGION 4.30 PM

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

STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL1 NL-BILL-CABINET

Citizenship bill not be applicable as Nagaland protected under Article 371(A): CM to Rajnath Singh

Kohima: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the citizenship

bill is not be applicable to the state as it is protected under Article 371 (A) of the Constitution.

CAL2 WB-KUMARASWAMY-INTERVIEW Mamata has all capabilities to lead country:

Kumaraswamy Kolkata: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has

said that people of the country were totally "disappointed" with the administration of Narendra Modi and heaped praise on

his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, saying she is a "good administrator" and has all capabilities of leading the

country. CAL3 BH-NITISH-QUOTA

Legal opinion being sought for upper caste quotas in Bihar: Nitish

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday announced that his government will implement quotas for the

economically-backward among the unreserved category after getting a legal opinion about the appropriate modalities.

CAL4 BH-NITISH-CITIZENSHIP Nitish defends JDU's stand on citizenship bill

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday defended the Janata Dal (United)'s decision to vote against

the citizenship bill in the Rajya Sabha. CES1 OD-ACCIDENT

4 killed in road accident in Odisha Kendrapara: At least four persons were killed and as

many injured on Monday when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying them collided head-on with a truck in Kendrapara

district, police said. CES2 OD-PATNAIK-RAIL ROUTE

Patnaik writes to Goyal for realignment of rail route Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday wrote to the

Centre seeking change in route alignment of the Balasore-Digha broad gauge rail project.

ERG3 BH-ARREST-DIAMOND Police arrest man, recovers stolen diamond worth Rs 1

crore Banka: Police arrested a man in Bihar's Banka district

Monday and seized a diamond worth Rs 1 crore which he had allegedly stolen from his employer's house, a police officer

said here.