HIGHLIGHTS EASTERN REGION 2100 HRS

Following are the top stories from the Eastern region at 2100 HRS
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Darjeeling: The Army stages flag marches in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha observed a 12-hour bandh, which was described by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as 'illegal
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Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government today directed the state Finance department to submit the special audit report of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha-led Gorkhaland Territorial Administration's (GTA) handling of finances within another two weeks.
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Darjeeling: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung today projected himself as the "chief minister of the hills" and challenged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop the agitation in the hills.

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Kolkata: Alleging that the BJP has a hand in the Darjeeling violence, a senior West Bengal minister said today that the saffron party had held parleys with GJM leaders in Kolkata a few days before the protest.
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Ranchi: Former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra and other accused persons today appeared before a special CBI court here in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam case.
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Patna: More complaints are flooding in against a former school principal after his arrest for allegedly selling fake age certificates which allowed many accused to pose as juveniles though they were adults, police said.

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Puri: Amid tight security and imposition of a ban on touching the deities, the ceremonial bathing ritual of Lord Jagannath was celebrated at the Jagannath temple here in the presence of thousands of people.
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Giridih/Jamshedpur: A Maoist was killed and arms and ammunition were seized in separate encounters in Jharkhand today.
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Rains triggered by a low pressure today brought considerable respite from the long spell of heat across Odisha, where sunstroke has claimed 17 lives this summer.
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Itanagar: The Congress in Arunachal Pradesh today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was not a judge of some cooking show to decide what should be cooked in the households.