Following are PTI's top stories from the

Following are PTI's top stories from the

eastern region at 4.30 pm

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QUAKE-LD EAST

Quake rocks Assam, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar and Bengal: IMD

Kolkata: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 rocked Assam and hit parts of Meghalaya, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal Wednesday, an India Meteorological Department official said.

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WB-CHINESE CONSUL

Road project to benefit China, its neighbours: Envoy

Kolkata: Describing India as a "rising economy", Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu Wednesday said his country wants to maintain stable relations with neighbours.

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OD-ASSEMBLY-SCAMS

Uproar in Odisha House over scams, oppn MLAs seek CM's

reply

Bhubaneswar: The Question Hour in Odisha Assembly was washed out for the sixth consecutive day Wednesday amid a ruckus by members of opposition parties, who demanded a clarification from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over recent scams.

 

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OD-ROUT

Not uttered a word against Naveen Patnaik: Rout

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik received complaints against him, senior BJD leader Damodar Rout today claimed he never uttered a word against Patnaik and targeted only corrupt officers.

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OD-AIRPORT PATNAIK

Patnaik wants Jharsuguda airport named after Veer

Surendra Sai

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has demanded naming Jharsuguda airport, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 22, after freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai.

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WB-BULLET-ENVOY

China mooting rail link between Kolkata and Kunming:

Envoy

Kolkata: Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said Wednesday his country was mooting a bullet train service between Kunming and Kolkata, traversing through Myanmar and Bangladesh.