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Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 1800 hours.
CAL1 BH-ASSEMBLY-SCAM-RUCKUS
Patna: The alleged NGO scam in Bhagalpur rocks both Houses of the Bihar legislature for the second day today with opposition Congress and RJD raising slogans and demanding resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi.
CAL2 BH-SUSHIL-LALU
Patna: The BJP today appeals to the RJD to postpone its August-27 rally in Patna in view of the grim flood situation in the state, a request Lalu Prasad rejected wondering how will it help the affected population.
CAL3 WB-GJM-SITUATION

Darjeeling: The GJM leadership will take a call today on whether to attend the August 29 talks convened by the West Bengal government to discuss the Darjeeling crisis in response to the letter by the GNLF.

CAL4 WB-FLOOD
Kolkata: The situation in the flood-ravaged districts of north West Bengal improved further as water receded from most of the submerged in the absence of major rainfall in the region, a senior official of the state disaster management department said today.
CAL5 BH-SCAM-LALU
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "trying to cover up" an alleged scam, involving an NGO, with the help of his "hand-picked officials" in the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
CAL6 BH-TEJASHWI
Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav today demands resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi in connection with an alleged scam, involving an NGO.