Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Following are PTI stories from

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 5 pm. CAL1 OD-RAIN Medium flood likely in Mahanadi; situation improving in west Odisha Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall in the lower catchments of the Mahanadi is likely to cause a "medium flood" in the river, while the situation in west Odisha eased on Wednesday with the intensity of rain subsiding and water receding from submerged areas, an official said.

CAL2 SK-MLAS-JOIN Two SDF MLAs cross over to ruling SKM, ex-CM Chamling lone legislator of the party now Gangtok: A day after its 10 MLAs joined BJP, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), suffered further jolt Wednesday when two other legislators of the party switched over to the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM). CAL4 BH-BJP-ART 370 On I-Day eve, Bihar BJP takes out a procession with 370-feet-long tricolor Patna: On the eve of Independence Day, the Bihar BJP took out a procession here Wednesday carrying a giant tricolor 370 feet long celebrating the "political will" displayed by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for "complete integration of Jammu and Kashmir".

CAL6 WB-HC-CHHATRADHAR Lalgarh naxalite leader Chhatradhar Mahato to walk free next month after HC order Kolkata: Chhatradhar Mahato, a top naxalite commander, who made an abortive bid on the life of the then West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in 2008, got a major reprieve on Wednesday from the Calcutta High Court, which commuted his life sentence to 10 years in prison. CES5 MN-MYANMARESE-ARREST Eight Myanmarese nationals arrested in Manipur Imphal: Eight Myanmarese nationals were arrested by Assam Rifles from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh town in Manipur's Tengnoupal district as they did not have valid travel documents, police said on Wednesday.

CES8 AS-NRC-ABVP Names of illegal Bangladeshis included in NRC, alleges ABVP Guwahati: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has alleged that names of scores of Bangladeshis living illegally in Assam have been included and indigenous people left out in the National Register of Citizens (NRC). CES10 OD-PADHI Odisha Guv okays Padhi's name as State Election Commissioner Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal on Wednesday approved the appointment of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi as the state election commissioner, Raj Bhavan sources said..