.BEGUSARAI CAL2

Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 1730 hours.

CAL2 BH-LD STAMPEDE Begusarai (Bihar) : Three elderly women died of suffocation this morning in a crowded alley near Simariya Ghat where thousands of devotees had gathered for a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Karthik Purnima, police said.

CES1 WB-MICROSCOPE-THEFT

Kolkata : Twenty microscopes were stolen from a laboratory of the Presidency University here, the police said today.

ERG3 OD-RICE-HEADMASTER

Berhampur (Odisha): Headmaster of a government-run school and a rice mill owner were among four persons arrested for alleged diversion of rice meant for mid-day meal (MDM) for students in Ganjam district to the rice mill, police said today.