Kolkata, Jul 25 (PTI) Following are PTI stories from

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 5 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL 1 WB--PROFESSOR-ASSAULT MAMATA CHANT WB college teacher pushed, punched following tiff over "Jai Mamata" chant Uttarpara: A college teacher was pushed and punched on face and head in West Bengal's Hooghly district when he tried to intervene and resolve a quarrel between two groups of students allegedly over chanting "Jai Mamata" and "Trinamool Zindabad".

CAL 3 BH-NITISH-ELECTRIC CAR Nitish Kumar reaches Bihar assembly by electric car Patna: Seeking to send out a message of environment preservation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday arrived at the state assembly in an electric car. CES 6 WB-TEACHERS-FAST Fast to continue till govt meets demands: Teachers' body in WB Kolkata: The indefinite fast by a section of primary teachers in West Bengal seeking a pay hike entered the 13th day on Thursday even as state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee assured them that the government was looking for a solution to the impasse.

CES 7 OD-RAIN Heavy rainfall likely in several parts of Odisha: MeT Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha were lashed by rain on Thursday due to a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, giving much needed relief to the farmers hit by deficit rainfall. CES 8 BH-AIRPORT-ARREST Man caught at Patna airport carrying an unlicensed pistol Patna: Security forces on Thursday caught a man in his 20s at the airport here while he was on his way to board a flight for Delhi carrying an unlicensed weapon, police said.

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