Kolkata, Feb 20 (PTI) Following are PTI's top stories

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 5 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL3 OD-ADITYANATH Modi govt can give befitting reply to Pak-backed terrorism: Adityanath Bhawanipatna: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday said terrorism had grown in the country due to the "policy of appeasement" adopted by the past Congress governments and stressed that India can remain safe and secure only under the leadership of Narendra Modi.

CAL4 WB-GIRL-THREAT Kolkata girl gets rape threats for Facebook post on Kashmir Kolkata: A teenaged girl from Kolkata was trolled and allegedly threatened with rape on Facebook for a post on the plight of Kashmiris in the wake of the Pulwama attack, she said Wednesday. CAL5 WB-MAMATA Section of political parties, groups spreading hatred: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said a section of political parties and groups were indulging in rumour mongering and spreading hatred with their "dangerous statements".

CES1 TR-RALLY-GANDHI Tri-nation peace rally reaches Agartala Agartala: A cross-border motor rally to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi has arrived here from Dhaka via the Akhaura International Checkpost (ICP). CES3 OD-CHIT FUND-STIR Chit fund investors suspend stir after Odisha govt assurance Bhubaneswar: With the Odisha government announcing that it would soon release a white paper on chit fund scams, the duped investors, who had called for an indefinite protest, suspended their stir Wednesday.

CES5 WB-JU-MINISTER JU scuffle to be probed, VC in a state of shock: Partha Kolkata: West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday said Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das, who was hospitalised after some students allegedly manhandled him, is in a state of "shock". ERG1 MG-FROG Rare frog species found in Arunachal Pradesh Shillong: Scientists at Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have found a rare frog species in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a recently published journal.

CCM1 BIZ-TATAMOTORS-eBUS Tata Motors bets big on e-buses, to supply 80 units to WB govt Kolkata: Tata Motors Ltd is eyeing big business from electric buses after it bagged orders for supplying 255 units to various state transport unions across the country, a company official said Wednesday..