During investigation it was found that the deceased, Abdul Hussein, was a resident of Hooghly district.

Officials from the department raided the shop in the city’s Burrabazar area on Saturday on the basis of intelligence inputs. They searched the jewellery store and found 20 pieces of tola bars, weighing 2.32 kg, with foreign inscriptions.

Banerjee unveiled more than 70 pujas in the districts online from the state secretariat on October 14 and 15. She also visited around 12 pandals in the city on Thursday and Friday.

The gate of the two-storey house in Kanungo Park was found locked. The police broke it open and entered to find Manjushree dead on the ground floor. Her body had decomposed. On searching the ground floor, the police found Subhomay hanging from a ceiling.

The artisans usually start receiving orders from February, following which they start purchasing raw materials. However, as lockdown was enforced from March end and strict restrictions continued till recently, the potters said they lost even the confirmed orders.

Hooghly BJP MP Locket Chatterjee said the shocking new tactic by the Mamata Banerjee government was the use of harmful chemicals in water cannons that were sprayed on BJP workers.

SAD team meets Governor over arrest of a Sikh man, says they ‘want justice’.

Nadda and other senior party leaders such as national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, vice- president Mukul Roy and Ghosh will interact with booth and district-level leaders.

The organisers have also decided to limit the number of visitors. Residents are required to carry their identity cards so that organisers can ascertain their addresses.

“Confused, restless, mild agitation, arousable, GCS-E3M5V2, involuntary limb movements but no focal or generalised seizures event occured, no focal neuro deficit. Marginal improvement in neurological status,” read the medical bulletin issued by the hospital in South Kolkata.

“We have allowed gatherings of 100 people if all Covid-19 protocols are followed. If you get bigger spaces, you can also allow gathering of 200 people but do not organise such programmes near Puja pandals," the Bengal Chief Minister said.

The recovery rate, which has taken a hit, remained stuck at 87.84 per cent even though 3,185 patients were declared recovered, while active cases jumped to 30,988.

A division bench of justices Sanjib Banerjee and Moushumi Bhattacharya issued the order on a PIL plea filed by a guardians' forum of 145 educational institutions. The court directed private schools not to charge fees under the non-academic head.

Reacting to the incident, the BJP accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of hoarding explosives ahead of last year’s Assembly elections, and demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Apprehensive about a surge in Covid-19 cases in the weeks after Durga Puja, the state government decided to increase  bed strength in hospitals 50 per cent.

The buses, the officials added, were being introduced to boost tourism and make the Durga Puja experience memorable for tourists.

“I urge everybody to follow Covid-19 protocols during the festive season. There are instances of community transmission of Covid-19. Also, the contagion becoming airborne,” said Banerjee.

Comparing the Opposition party to the Asura, Banerjee said just like Durga visits the world every year to vanquish evil, the BJP will be defeated in next year’s state elections.

The decision was taken to pay tribute to Rajput and also to bank on people's sentiments to attract them to the theatres, said those linked with showbiz business.

The remark drew a sharp reaction from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which asked Supriyo to first call for imposition of President’s Rule in Uttar Pradesh.

On Saturday, referring to Muslims, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had said the police would not have disrespected the man had he been wearing a “round cap”.

Though Shukla’s family and the BJP demanded a CBI investigation in the aftermath of the assassination, the state government ordered a CID inquiry.

The protesters also tried to disrupt special train services, which were being run for railway staff.

The state’s active caseload crossed 30,000 on Sunday and settled at 30,236 — the highest till date — while the weekly toll was 428, up from last week’s 413 fatalities.