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Kolkata, Nov 16 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

16CAL8 MN-IED-BLAST Assam Rifles vehicle targeted in Manipur with IED: Officials Imphal: Militants triggered a low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast under an Assam Rifles mine-protected vehicle in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Thursday morning, officials said.

16CAL7 OD-CYCLONE Deep depression over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into cyclonic storm, cross Bangla coast Bhubaneswar: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Friday and cross the Bangladesh coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a bulletin.

16CAL6 BH-LYNCH Ex-army man gunned down, 2 armed assailants lynched by mob in Bihar's Rohtas Rohtas: Two persons were beaten to death by a mob when they were trying to flee after gunning down an ex-army man in Bihar's Rohtas district, police said.

16CAL5 AS-GUV-CAMPAIGNING TMC, AAP seek sacking of Assam Guv for campaigning in Rajasthan polls Guwahati: The Assam units of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have demanded that state Governor Gulab Chand Kataria be sacked for allegedly campaigning for a BJP candidate contesting in the Rajasthan assembly elections.

16CAL4 AS-MINISTER-THREAT One detained for alleged threat to Assam minister Guwahati: One person has been detained for allegedly threatening Assam Minister Atul Bora on social media, Director General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday.

16CAL3 JH-PM-SECURITY BREACH-SUSPEND Jharkhand: Three policemen suspended for lapse in PM's security Ranchi: Three policemen were suspended for security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ranchi, a police officer said on Thursday.

16CES8 SK-BRIDGE Army builds bailey bridge to connect flood-ravaged Chungthang with rest of Sikkim Gangtok: Indian Army, with assistance from the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), constructed a bailey bridge to connect flood-ravaged Chungthang with the rest of Sikkim, a defence release said on Thursday.

16CES6 JH-CLASH Jharkhand: SI among two cops injured in group clash Godda: Two police personnel, including a sub-inspector, were injured in brick-batting during a clash between two groups in Jharkhand's Godda district, police said on Thursday.

16CES4 MZ-SCHOLARSHIP-PROTEST Mizoram: Student protest over delay in scholarship disbursement enters third day Aizawl: A student protest in Aizawl over the delay in the disbursement of scholarships entered the third day on Thursday.

16CES1 WB-PLAY-CANCEL-MUNICIPALITY Theatre group accuses TMC-run civic body of taking back permission to stage play against state dictatorship Kolkata: Days after a TMC-run municipality in Nadia district cancelled the permission of a theatre group to stage an anti-establishment play in a state-run auditorium, another civic body in the district has taken back the permission of the same group to stage a drama against fascism and dictatorship. PTI ACD