Kolkata, Nov 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the eastern region at 5 pm.

CAL10 BH-CABINET-LD SPECIAL-CATEGORY Nitish gets his cabinet to pass resolution in favour of special status Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar upped the ante on the Chief Minister's long-standing demand for grant of special status to the state with a resolution to the effect on Wednesday being passed by the cabinet.

CAL9 WB-VISVA BHARATI-BIDYUT Ex Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor questioned in 2 cases, including one over heritage plaques Santiniketan: Former Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty was questioned by the police on Wednesday in two cases, including one related to the installation of plaques to commemorate UNESCO's world heritage tag to Santiniketan, officials said.

CAL6 OD-PRESIDENT-MORAL EDUCATION President Murmu says moral education brings positive changes in society Sambalpur: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said moral education helps in building life and brings positive changes in society.

CAL4 OD-ASSEMBLY-TRIBAL Ruckus in Odisha Assembly over tribal land transfer issue Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy protests by opposition BJP and Congress members over the state government's decision to allow scheduled tribe (ST) people to sell their land to non-tribals. PTI TEAM NN