Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 2100 hours
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Patna/Motihari : A picture of Union minister Radha Mohan Singh urinating in the open has gone viral, with netizens trolling him on social media and raising questions over the government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
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Purba Burdwan (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticises the Modi government for trying to 'privatise' the national carrier Air India and introduce GST in a "hurried" manner, saying "we do not support this".
CAL 6 BH-GST-RJD
Patna : Toeing the Congress' footsteps, Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal too decides against attending the special June 30 midnight meeting for nation-wide roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax.
CES 12 OD-HOMEGUARDS
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha Human Rights Commission seeks reports from DG, Home Guards and SP of Mayurbhanj district after inquiring into the alleged incident in which four home guards at Baripada were made to kneel down.
CES 14 AS-FLOOD
Guwahati : The overall flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with major rivers in both the Brahmaputra and the Barak Valley maintaining a rising trend and affecting a population of more than 1.38 lakh in nine districts of the state.
CES 15 AS-POLICE
Guwahati : Unified policing effort is the need of the hour in the North East region through a joint mechanism instilling a sense of confidence among people and allay their fears over security issues, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal says.
CES 16 NL-BYELECTION
Kohima : The by-election to the 10-Northern Angami-I Assembly constituency in Nagaland will be held on July 29, the Election Commission of India says.
CCM 10 BIZ-UBI
Kolkata : State-owned United Bank of India (UBI) decides to raise Rs 1,000 crore as capital to support the bank's growth projections.
CCM 11 BIZ-GST-BANDHAN
Kolkata : Bandhan Bank expects to gain from the Goods and Services Tax roll out, though majority of its lending portfolio is with small and micro enterprises.
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