Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) Following are PTI's top stories

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL 4 JH-ECONOMIST-LD CUSTODY Economist Jean Dreze briefly taken into custody in Jharkhand for poll code violation Ranchi: Noted economist Jean Dreze and another person were Thursday taken into preventive custody for violating the model code of conduct by organising a meeting without permission in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, police said.

CAL 5 BH-LD TEJPRATAP Tej Pratap resigns as patron of RJD students wing Patna: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of party president Lalu Prasad, Thursday resigned as the 'sanrakshak' (patron) of the party's students wing, signalling all was not well within the family. ELN 25 BH-CONG-CRISIS Grand Alliance in Bihar heading towards crisis; Cong bitter over raw deal Patna: The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar Thursday appeared to be heading towards a crisis, with a number of Congress leaders claiming the party was "not getting a fair deal" in seat-sharing arrangement and urged the high command to step in before it was too late.

ELN 29 AS-SHAH-GOGOI Gogoi, Ajmal have reached an understanding : Amit Shah Teok: BJP President Amit Shah Thursday hit out at the Congress saying the former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has reached an understanding with AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal to ensure his son Gaurav Gogoi's victory in the coming Lok Sabha elections in the state. ELN 39 POLL-AS-LD SHAH Shah slams Congress over illegal immigration in Assam, lauds Modi for avenging soldiers Kaliabor/Teok: BJP chief Amit Shah Thursday accused the previous Congress government in Assam of settling illegal immigrants in the state, as he applauded the Narendra Modi government for securing the country's frontiers and avenging Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan-backed terror groups.

ELX 33 AR--UNOPPOSED Three BJP nominees for Arunachal assembly poll declared elected unopposed Itanagar: The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh opened its account with three candidates declared elected unopposed in the 60-member Assembly, after the final date of withdrawal of candidature on Thursday. ELX 37 MZ-PROHIBITION-EC EC asks Mizoram govt not to notify liquor prohibition Act now Aizawl: The Election Commission Thursday instructed the Mizoram government not to notify the Act imposing total prohibition of liquor in the state till the Lok Sabha election process is over..