Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

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Odisha's COVID-19 death toll mounts to 77; infection tally rises to 14,898

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's death toll due to coronavirus mounted to 77 with three more patients succumbing to the disease on Wednesday, while the infection tally rose to 14,898 with 618 fresh cases, a health department official said.

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Arunachal reports highest single-day spike of 75 COVID-19 cases

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 75 more people testing positive for the infection, a senior health official said.

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Bengal MLA's death: Mamata tells prez it's suicide nor murder

Kolkata: A day after a BJP delegation met President Ram Nath Kovind seeking dismissal of the Mamata Banerjee government over the "poitical murder" of a party MLA, the West Bengal chief minister wrote a latter to him claiming the saffron party might have presented "distorted facts".

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Cyclone aid scam: TMC expels party leaders; BJP, CPI (M) talk tough too

Kolkata: As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked a whip against corruption and expelled several party leaders and workers, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty.

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BJP stages protest seeking CBI probe into party MLA's death

Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday staged demonstrations in front of police stations across West Bengal, demanding a CBI probe into the alleged murder of party MLA Debendra Nath Roy.

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19 BSF personnel test COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya; state tally at 337

Shillong: Nineteen BSF personnel tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Wednesday, taking the northeastern state's tally to 337, officials said.

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Dehing-Patkai national park should include entire Amazon of the East: Conservationists, activists

Guwahati: The Assam government's decision to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park has enthused environmental conservationists and activists but with this the long-standing demand to encompass the entire 500 sq km of the contiguous rainforests, known as Amazon of the East, within its ambit has gathered momentum.

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Jobs to kin of WB govt employees who died due to COVID-19: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her government will provide jobs to the family members of state employees who died while leading the fight against COVID-19. RG RG