PTI's top stories

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 4.30 pm. CAL1 NL-RIIN No discriminatory decision will be taken while preparing RIIN: Nagaland govt Kohima: The Nagaland government has said it will not take any decision that is discriminatory or goes against the interest of people or any community while preparing the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).

CAL2 AR-LANDSLIDE-DEATH Two school students killed in landslides in Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar: Two students were buried alive and two others injured after a boundary wall of a school hostel collapsed in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district due to landslides triggered by incessant downpour, police said on Friday. CES1 OD-JAGANNATH Return car festival held in Puri Puri: Lakhs of devotees on Friday participated in 'Bahuda Yatra' -the return car festival of Lord Jagannath - which was held in the temple town of Puri amidst tight security.

CES2 BH-ASSEMBLY-BENEFITS Bihar constrained by low per capita income, needs special status: Nitish Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday told the assembly that his government felt hamstrung when it came to hiking the amount paid to beneficiaries of welfare schemes, a reason why he has been pressing for the special category status. CES3 BH-CUSTODY-DEATH JD(U) Dalit leader found hanging inside Bihar police station; 3 policemen arrested Biharsharif: A local leader of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar was found hanging in the toilet inside a police station, hours after being picked up for interrogation, evoking violent protests from residents of his village in Nalanda district.

ERG1 WB-NAGARKIRTAN-SAARC Kaushik Ganguly's 'Nagarkirtan' wins big at SAARC film fest Kolkata: Director Kaushik Ganguly's Bengali outing 'Nagarkirtan', a love story of a transwoman and a flautist, has won big at this year's SAARC film festival, bagging four awards, including 'Best Feature Film'..