HIGHLIGHTS

Kolkata, Feb 5 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

    CAL 27 JH-TRUST VOTE-LD RESULT
    * Jharkhand: JMM-led coalition govt of Champai Soren wins trust vote 47-29
    Ranchi: Jharkhand’s JMM-led coalition government headed by Chief Minister Champai Soren won the vote of confidence in the assembly on Monday.

    CAL 29 JH-HC-LD HEMANT
    * Next hearing on Hemant Soren’s plea on Feb 12
    Ranchi: The High Court of Jharkhand on Monday adjourned the hearing of ex-chief minister Hemant Soren’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate till February 12.*

    CAL 24 JH-TRUST VOTE-LD HEMANT SOREN
    * Prove corruption charges; will quit politics: ex-J’khand CM Hemant Soren’s challenge to BJP
    Ranchi: Arrested former chief minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren on Monday challenged the BJP to prove the corruption charges against him, asserting that if the accusations are proved, he will quit politics.*

    CAL 30 OD-ASSEMBLY-GOVERNOR
    * Stability provides unrestrained space for growth in Odisha: Governor
    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Monday said the state has performed phenomenally well in several sectors, as stability has provided an unrestrained space for growth and development.*

    CAL 28 BH-NITISH-CPI(ML)LIBERATION
    * Nitish Kumar forged "unholy alliance" with BJP "under pressure": CPI(ML) Liberation
    Patna: The CPI (ML) Liberation on Monday alleged that Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar forged an "unholy alliance" with the BJP in the state "under pressure". *

    CAL 10 SK-CM-BIRTHDAY-PM
    PM, Union Ministers greet Sikkim CM Tamang on his birthday
    Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers on Monday greeted Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on his birthday.


    CAL 4 AS-ASSEMBLY-GOVERNOR
    * Assam Assembly's Budget Session starts on stormy note
    Guwahati: The opposition on Monday forced Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria to cut short his speech on the first day of the Budget Session by creating a noisy scene and displaying placards over various issues.**

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