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Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm.

CAL 14 BH-TEJASHWI-LATERAL ENTRY ****Lateral entry aimed at bringing in pro-RSS people: Tejashwi Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that "lateral entry" in bureaucracy was aimed at filling up posts with those inclined towards the RSS, the ideological parent organisation of the BJP.**** CAL 12 WB-DOCTOR-ABVP-PROTEST ****Doctor's rape and murder: Scuffle breaks out between police, ABVP activists Kolkata: A scuffle broke out between police personnel and ABVP activists during a march to Swasthya Bhavan, the headquarters of the West Bengal health department, in Salt Lake area to protest against the alleged rape and murder of an RG Kar hospital medic.**** CAL 11 BH-CHIRAG-LATERAL ENTRY ****Chirag hails Centre for seeking cancellation of lateral entry Patna: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday asserted that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has reaffirmed its "commitment towards SCs, STs and OBCs" by asking the UPSC to withdraw the advertisement for "lateral entry" into the bureaucracy.**** CAL 7 WB-HC-DOCTOR-BJP ****Doctor's rape and murder: Cal HC allows BJP''s demonstration for 5 days Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed the West Bengal BJP to stage a demonstration near Shyambazar metro station in the city for five days from August 21 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.**** CAL 6 WB-DOCTOR-HOSPITAL-CASE ****Probe initiated by police against ex-principal of RG Kar hospital for financial irregularities Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Tuesday began an investigation against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh for his alleged involvement in "financial irregularities" in the state-run health facility, a senior officer said.**** CAL 4 WB-GOVERNOR-INTERVIEW ****Bengal in state of flux, people lost faith in present govt: Governor C V Ananda Bose Kolkata: Terming the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor in a Kolkata hospital as the "most shameful moment" for society, Governor C V Ananda Bose claimed that West Bengal is in a "state of flux" and the people have "lost faith in the present government".**** CAL 2 WB-DOCTOR-AGITATION ****Junior doctors in Bengal continue to protest over rape-murder of medic, health services hit Kolkata: The healthcare services were severely affected at state-run hospitals across West Bengal as the ceasework agitation by junior doctors to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman medic entered the 12th day on Tuesday.**** CAL 1 WB-DOCTOR-HOSPITAL-SIT ****Bengal govt forms SIT to probe into financial irregularities at RG Kar hospital Kolkata: The West Bengal government has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found earlier this month, according to a notification.**** PTI RG RG