PTI stories from Kolkata on Jul 28

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL 4 AS-FLOODS Death toll in Assam floods reaches 82 Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the toll touching 82 on Sunday, following the death of one more person in Barpeta district.

CAL 5 MG-SPEAKER LD DEAD Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Donkupar Roy dies Shillong/Gurugaon: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Donkupar Roy passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Gurgaon following a brief illness, officials said. CES 9 BH-MANJHI-JHARKHAND Manjhi in touch with NDA partner for Jharkhand Assembly polls Gaya/Nawada: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday disclosed that his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a constitutent of the opposition Mahagathbandhan in the state, would be contesting the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand in collaboration with an NDA partner.

CES 10 OD-RAIN Met forecasts heavy rainfall in Odisha Bhubaneswar: The MeT department on Sunday forecast heavy downpour in Odisha during next one week in the wake of a possible low pressure following the existing cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal. CES 11 JH-MAOIST-ARREST Another Maoist arrested Seraikela: Another Maoist involved in the killing of five policemen in Seraikela-Kharsawan district on June 14, has been arrested from West Bengal, taking the total number of arrests to five, a senior police officer said on Sunday..