Kolkata, Aug 7 (PTI) Following are PTI stories from

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL 3 OD-LD RAIN Heavy rain batters Odisha; flood-like situation in some areas Bhubaneswar: Heavy downpour triggered by a deep depression, which crossed Odisha coast, battered several parts of the state on Wednesday creating a flood-like situation and disrupting train services in some areas in southern region, officials said.

CAL 4 SHATRUGHAN-DELHI CONGRESS Amid talk of becoming new Delhi Cong chief, Shatrughan says will do his best Patna: As Congress circles are abuzz with speculation about his appointment as the next chief of the party's Delhi unit, actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha said on Wednesday he is willing to shoulder the responsibility with sincerity but "personally I have no demands". CAL 5 SWARAJ-JUDITH Sushma Swaraj fondly remembered by Judith D'Souza's family Kolkata: BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's qualities of empathy, human approach and easy accessibility were fondly remembered by the family of Judith D' Souza, who was kidnapped by suspected militants in Afghanistan in 2016 and brought back from their clutches.

CES 11 WB-JK VARSITIES JU to provide immediate hostel accomodations to Kashmiri students Kolkata: Jadavpur University has decided to provide accomodation to about 12 new admissions from Kashmir valley in its hostel immediately on a priority basis, Registrar Snehamanju Basu said Wednesday. CES 14 BH-SWARAJ SHATRUGHAN Shatrughan fondly remembers Sushma Swaraj Patna: Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha Wednesday said he was deeply saddened by the sudden demise of "dear family friend" Sushma Swaraj with whom he had a long association.

CES 15 NL-RIIN-NPF NPF urges Nagaland govt to maintain status quo on RIIN Kohima: The opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) on Wednesday urged the state government to maintain the status quo on the preparation of the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) till a consensus in this regard is drawn from all stakeholders..