Kolkata Jul 18 PTI Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 9 pm.

    CAL 9 BH-VIRUS-BHAGALPUR
    Top brass of Bhagalpur admin hit COVID-19
    Bhagalpur: A number of senior administrative officials
in Bhagalpur have tested positive for the coronavirus,
crippling the day-to-day government work in the district,
sources said.
    CAL 10 WB-VIRUS-SITUATION
    No need to panic, COVID-19 situation under control:
West Bengal govt
    Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday said
there was no need to panic as the COVID-19 situation in the
state was under control.
    CAL 11 NL-VIRUS-CASES
    22 new COVID-19 cases in Nagaland take total tally to
978
    Kohima: Twenty-two more people tested positive for
COVID-19 in Nagaland taking the total number of cases in the
state to 978 on Saturday, state Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom
said.
    CAL 12 MN-LD POLICE OFFICER
    Top Manipur police officer shoots self; condition
critical
    Imphal: A top officer of Manipur police department
allegedly shot himself in his office Saturday afternoon,
officials said.
    CAL 13 AS-MINING-PROBE
    Assam CM orders judicial probe into illegal coal
mining at Dehing-Patkai
    Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on
Saturday ordered a judicial inquiry into the illegal coal
mining at the Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.
    CES 12 AS-VIRUS BABIES
    10 COVID-19 afflicted women give birth in Guwahati
hospital
    Guwahati: A day after the gloom of the highest single
day spike of 1218 coronavirus cases in Assam, ten expecting
mothers afflicted with the pandemic delivered their babies at
the Gauhati Medical College Hospital(GMCH) on Saturday.
    CES 13 DEF-VIRUS-RFI
    32 employees of Rifle Factory Ishapore test COVID-19
positive
    Kolkata: A total of 32 employees attached to defence
production unit 'Rifle Factory Ishapore' (RFI) here have so
far tested positive for COVID-19, an OFB official said
here on Saturday. PTI
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