Kolkata May 13 PTI Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

    CAL 2 OD-VIRUS-CASES
    101 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha, total rises
to 538
    Bhubaneswar: A total of 101 people tested positive for
COVID-19 in Odisha on Wednesday, taking the total number of
such cases in the state to 538, a health department official
said.
    CAL 3 NL-MIGRANT-ASSISTANCE
    COVID-19: Nagaland to give Rs 10,000 to stranded
persons opting not to return at present
    Kohima: Grappling with issues such as insufficient
quarantine facilities and no COVID-19 testing centre, the
Nagaland government has decided to give one-time assistance of
Rs 10,000 each to migrants stranded in others states if they
choose not to return at the moment, a senior official said on
Wednesday.
    CAL 6 AS-VIRUS-WARRIORS
    COVID warriors fight disease, disgrace but soldier on
    Guwahati: "Victory is reserved for those who are
willing to pay its price," legendary Chinese general and
strategist Sun Tzu once famously told his warriors.
    CAL 7 BH-VIRUS-LD-DEATH
    Cancer patient in Bihar dies after testing positive
for COVID-19; toll rises to 7
    Patna: A 56-year-old woman, who was suffering from
gallbladder cancer and had recently tested positive for
COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, taking the
death toll due to the deadly virus in Bihar to seven,
officials said.
    CAL 8 WB-ADHIR-PM-MIGRANTS
    Cong leader Adhir Ranjan praises PM for 'sincere
attempts' to ferry stranded migrants
    Kolkata: Even as his party has been up in arms against
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the migrant labourers issue,
Leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury has appreciated Modi's "sincere attempts" to bring
back those stranded to their home.
    CES 1 SK-RETURNEES
    169 stranded Sikkim residents return to state:
Official
    Gangtok: A total of 169 people, stranded in various
parts of the country due to the lockdown, have returned to
Sikkim, taking the total number of returnees to 1,122, an
official said on Wednesday.
    CES 2 MN-VILLAGE-QUARANTINE
    Residents of Manipur village build 80 huts that will
function as quarantine centres
    Imphal: Residents of a village in Senapati district of
Manipur have set up at least 80 huts that will function as
quarantine centres to accommodate natives who are slated to
come from various parts of the country during the lockdown, an
official said on Wednesday. PTI
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