Following are PTI's top stories

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. CAL1 BH-LD NITISH Shah failed to convince Nitish on joining govt as he insisted on "proportional" representation Patna: BJP chief Amit Shah made repeated attempts to bring Nitish Kumar around to accepting his proposal for one berth in the Modi cabinet for the JD(U) but the Bihar chief minister spurned the offer insisting on "proportional representation" for his party.

CAL6 AS-RS-MANMOHAN Nominees of BJP, AGP elected unopposed to two RS seats in Assam Guwahati: One nominee each of the BJP and its ally AGP was Friday declared elected unopposed to two Rajya Sabha seats which will fall vacant when the tenure of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and another Congress member from Assam ends next month. CAL7 WB-BJP-MINISTRY More MPs from Bengal to be inducted in union ministry: BJP Kolkata: Sensing anger among the party's rank and file over the fact that only two of the 18 West Bengal MPs got ministerial berths, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh Friday said more parliamentarians will be made ministers in future.

CES1 TR-VULTURE-PROTECT Tripura forest dept takes measures to protect vultures Agartala: As part of its environmental conservation efforts, the forest department in Tripura is planning to set up a vulture colony, with abundant food options and a suitable ecosystem, at Khowai district, where the critically endangered bird was recently sighted. CES3 MZ-CONGRESS Mizoram Congress extends support to Rahul Gandhi Aizawl: The Congress in Mizoram on Friday extended full support to the leadership of AICC chief Rahul Gandhi and said there is no need for him to resign.

CES4 BH-COUNCIL BYPOLL BJP, JD(U) candidates win Bihar Council two seats unopposed Patna: The two NDA candidates, one each of the BJP and the JD(U), were declared elected unopposed on Friday in the by-poll for as many seats of Bihar Legislative Council. CES5 OD-STARTUP Odisha to set up startup hubs in major cities Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved a proposal to set up startup hubs in major cities of the state, aiming to boost the ecosystem for emerging businesses, officials said.

CES6 AR-INCIDENT Car set ablaze, dog slaughtered in front of BJP leader's residence Itanagar: A person drove a car, parked it in front of Arunachal BJP president Tapir Gao private residence here Friday morning and set it on fire before slaughtering a street dog, the police said.