Kolkata, Oct 13 (PTI) Following are the top storiesKolkata, Oct 13 (PTI) Following are the top storiesfrom the Eastern Region at 1700 hours.
CAL4 DARJEELING-LD-CLASHESDarjeeling: A sub-inspector was shot dead and fourpolicemen were injured in clashes between the police andalleged supporters of Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung aftersecurity forces raided a forest area near Darjeelingwhere he was suspected to be hiding.
CAL6 WB-DARJEELING CLASH LINKSKolkata: West Bengal police today said Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha supremo Bimal Gurung has links with Maoists andinsurgent groups in the North East and had procuredsophisticated arms from them.
CAL5 BH-PM-VISITPatna/New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Prime Minister NarendraModi will visit Bihar tomorrow to attend the centenarycelebrations of the Patna University and launch severaldevelopment projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore.
CES2 JH-TOURISM-DEVELOPMENT Ranchi: Jharkhand has witnessed nearly four-fold increasein international tourists in the last three years, helpedlargely by development of dedicated infrastructure for thetravellers.
CES4 MZ-ARMS-RECOVERY Aizawl: A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recoveredfrom a jungle by security forces from a hut near Sabualtlangvillage in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, a police report saidtoday.
CES7 OD-MURDER-ARRESTBerhampur (Odisha): Five more people were arrestedyesterday for their alleged involvement in the murder of acontractor at a hotel in Ganjam district ten days ago, takingthe total number of accused held in the case to six.
CES8 WB-DONA-FUSIONKolkata: Odissi danseuse and cricket icon SouravGanguly's wife Dona Ganguly is collaborating with well-knowntabla artiste Pt Prodyot Mukherjee for a fusion album.
CES9 WB-DIRECTOR CHARGESBurdwan (WB): A government-sponsored theatre workshopwas called off and its director removed after womenparticipants accused him of sexual harassment. PTIJM.
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