Kolkata Jun 18 PTI Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

    CAL 2 MG-VIRUS-ERROR
    72-year-old man erroneously declared COVID-19 positive
in Meghalaya
    Shillong: A 72-year-old man was erroneously declared
as having tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, which
officials have attributed to a mechanical error.
    CAL 3 TR-VIRUS-CASES
    43 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura; count rises to
1,138
    Agartala: Forty-three fresh COVID-19 cases were
reported in Tripura, taking the northeastern state's tally to
1,138 on Thursday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.
    CAL 4 MG-RS-KHNAM
    Meghalaya: KHNAM MLA to abstain from voting in RS
polls
    Shillong: KHNAM MLA Adelbert Nongrum has decided to
abstain from voting for the election to the lone Rajya Sabha
seat in the state giving a jolt to the ruling Meghalaya
Democratic Alliance (MDA), the government of which it
supports.
    CAL 5 MN-NPP
    Quit BJP-led govt because of treatment meted out:
Manipur's Ex-Deputy CM Y Joykumar
    Imphal: Former Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar said
he and his three NPP colleagues quit the BJP-led government in
Manipur because of the treatment they received.
    CAL 6 WB-SINOINDIA-BODIES
    Galwan Valley clash: Bodies of soldiers from Bengal to
reach their homes
    Kolkata: The bodies of two soldiers from West Bengal,
who were killed in the Galwan Valley clash with the Chinese
Army, are scheduled to arrive at their homes on Thursday
evening, an Army spokesperson said here.
    CAL 7 MN-CONG-LD MOTION
    Manipur: Cong to move no-confidence motion against
BJP-led govt, says Ibobi Singh
    Imphal: In a fast-paced political development in
Manipur following the resignation of nine members of the BJP-
led coalition, including four ministers, Congress legislative
party leader O Ibobi Singh said his party is trying to form a
government and will soon move a no-confidence motion against
the N Biren Singh dispensation.
    CAL 8 MZ-VIRUS-CASES
    9 fresh COVID-19 cases in Mizoram; count rises to 130
    Aizawl: Nine more people have tested positive for
COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state's tally to
130, Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said on Thursday.
    CAL 9 OD-VIRUS-CASES
    Odisha reports 174 fresh cases of COVID-19, total
rises to 4,512
    Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 174 fresh cases of
COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total to 4,512 in the state,
officials said.
    CAL 10 MN-CONG-SPEAKER
    Congress serves notice for removal of Manipur Speaker
    Imphal: The opposition Congress in Manipur on Thursday
served a notice for the removal of Speaker Y Khemchand as the
party emerged stronger after the rebellion of nine MLAs of the
ruling BJP-led coalition.
    CAL 12 AS-VIRUS-CASES
    Assam reports one more COVID-19 death, 82 new cases
    Guwahati: One more person died of COVID- 19 in Assam
on Thursday, raising the death toll due to coronavirus in the
state to nine, while 82 people tested positive taking the
total number of cases to 4,777, Health minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma said.
    CAL 13 WB-SINOINDIA-MAMATA
    Ladakh face-off: Mamata to attend Friday's all-party
meet convened by PM
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
will attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss the situation on the Sino-
India border in Ladakh, sources in the Trinamool Congress
(TMC) said. PTI
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