Kolkata, Apr 30 (PTI) Following are PTI's top stories

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: ELN 35 WB-ANUPAM BJP contestant says meeting TMC leader on poll day was a courtesy visit Kolkata: Facing flak from within BJP for meeting a senior TMC leader, its candidate from the prestigious Jadavpur seat Anupam Hazra Tuesday blamed the media for politicising his "courtesy visit".

ELN 36 WB-MAMATA-CENTRE NDA govt indifferent to needs of West Bengal people: Mamata Hooghly: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the NDA government of being "indifferent to the needs of the people" of her state, claiming that repeated requests to the Centre for approval of several projects have fallen on deaf ears. ELN 38 BH-LD MODI Oppn wants govt that is helpless before corruption, black money: Modi Muzaffarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the opposition, charging it with working towards forming a government that is "weak, loosely knit and helpless" before black money and corruption.

CAL 1 OD-LD LIQUOR Five dead, 28 ill after drinking spurious liquor in 'post-poll feast' in Odisha Bhadrak: At least five people died and 28 others fell ill on Tuesday after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor in a "post-election feast" in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said. ELX 32 BH-SHATRUGHAN-ASSETS Shatrughan Sinha has movable & immovable assets of Rs 112.22 crore Patna: Actor-turned-politician and Congress candidate from Patna Sahib constituency Shatrughan Sinha has movable and immovable assets of Rs 112.22 crore.

CES 6 TR-ROHINGYA Rohingiya woman, 3 children held in Tripura Agartala: Four Rohingya Muslims refugees a woman and three children -- were arrested in Tripura's Unakoti district for staying in India without valid documents, police said on Tuesday. CES 9 OD-HEAT Mercury hovers above 40 deg Celsius in 10 places of Odisha Bhubaneswar: The entire Odisha Tuesday continued to reel under sizzling heat with mercury level hovering above 40 degree Celsius in at least 10 places, the Met office here said..