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

Following are PTI stories from the eastern region at 9 pm. CAL2 WB-PUJA-SHAH MAMATA Shah to inaugurate Durga Puja festivities in Mamata's den! Kolkata: BJP president Amit Shah is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's locality this year, party sources said on Thursday.

CAL5 WB-MAMATA-POLL FUNDING Mamata writes to PM for all-party meeting on public funding of elections Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call an all-party meeting on public funding of elections, expressing concern over reports of high expenses in this year's Lok Sabha polls. CAL6 WB-ASANSOL-TENSION Muslim hawker allegedly beaten over 'Jai Shri Ram' chants; Internet suspended after tension Asansol (WB): Tension prevailed in Hirapur area near here after a Muslim hawker was allegedly beaten up and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans, following which authorities have suspended internet services and stepped up security.

CAL7 BH-LYNCH Man lynched in Bihar after opening fire during quarrel Jamui (Bihar): A man was beaten to death in Jamui district after he allegedly shot at and wounded a person following a scuffle, police said on Thursday, the third such instance of mob frenzy in Bihar in a week. CAL10 AS-FLOOD-TOLL Assam floods: Death toll climbs to 75, water level rises in 7 districts Guwahati: The death toll in Assam floods climbed to 75 with one more person succumbing in Dhubri on Thursday, while water level rose in seven districts of the state.

CES10 AS-BANGLADESHIS 30 Bangladeshis deported from Assam Karimganj (Assam): Altogether 30 Bangladeshis, who had illegally entered the Indian territory, were deported to their country through Karimganj border on Thursday, official sources here said. CES13 BH-TRIPLETALAQ-RABRI DEVI Rabri Devi slams JD(U) for staying with BJP despite opposing triple talaq bill Patna: Senior RJD leader Rabri Devi on Thursday criticised the ruling JD(U) in Bihar for sharing power with the BJP though it is opposed to the saffron party on issues like the triple talaq bill.

CES15 OD-MINERS-SEARCH Search operation for 3 missing coal miners continues Talcher (Odisha): Search operation for the three missing workers continued for the second day on Thursday at an opencast mine in Talcher Coalfields where a dump slide has claimed the life of a miner and left nine injured. CES18 WB-BHATPARA FIRING Shots fired near BJP MP's residence in Bengal Bhatpara (WB): Unidentified miscreants fired shots in the air near the residence of BJP MP Arjun Singh at Bhatpara in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday, police said.

CES19 WB-TEACHERS-LD FAST WB govt proposes some hike in salary; dissatisfied teachers to continue hunger strike Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday proposed a hike in the grade pay of the primary teachers, but the agitating teachers who were on fast for 13 days were not satisfied and decided to continue with their strike. CES20 WB-GUV New WB guv to be sworn-in on July 30 Kolkata: Jagdeep Dhankar will be sworn-in as the new West Bengal governor on July 30 at the Raj Bhavan here..