The single-judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha ordered the CBI to take over the probe with immediate effect.

The advisory says that people should wear proper masks while travelling, entering crowded places and wash their hands frequently.

The matter will now come up for hearing on May 11.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Basu said, “I have received an order to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the vice-chancellor of the university. The order came from the chancellor and I will abide by it.”

TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of targetting her party's MLA in a “planned manner”.

Addressing a press conference earlier this week, Regional Meteorological Centre (Kolkata) deputy director general Sanjib Bandyopadhyay had said, “The westerly and northwesterly dry wind are prevailing in and around the state, so the temperature is estimated to be 1°C or 3°C higher than the average temperature.”

The police have mentioned him as “absconding” in the chargesheet they submitted in the court in connection with the case that was registered in 2016.

A total of 30 people including one representative each from Tripura, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal and university students took part in the heritage walk.

The raids started in Murshidabad, Purba Medinipur and Kolkata districts on Friday.

On Thursday, the state recorded two Covid deaths — one in Raiganj and another in Kolkata. 

This is the first time the four — including Chatterjee’s then personal secretaries Sukanta Acharya and Prabir Banerjee — have been named in the chargesheet.

“Amit Shah spoke about the Ram Navami procession. Let me remind him that his cadre Sumit Shaw, who was seen brandishing weapons in the Ram Navami procession, was arrested from Bihar. As Union Home Minister, can't he condemn it?” the TMC spokesperson added.

Crime Branch officials are also conducting a parallel probe into the matter.

Accused leader denies allegations, says actor "mentally disturbed"

Khan, who attended a protest march of self-help groups at Sonamukhi, targeted the police officer, Suryadipta Bhattacharya, accusing him of committing atrocities against employees and their family members.

Also, the ED has decided to summon arrested realtor Ayan Sheel's family members in the case, it is learnt. Three people, including Ayan Sheel's wife Kakali Sheel, is under the agency's scanner.

While some were dragged from the protest site, others were physically carried by policemen. The protesters tried to breach the barricade which was put up as a safety measure by the police.

The Ghaghar Ghera Central Committee started with a bicycle rally on April 1 in support of its demands. Then the protesting community members blocked the National Highway-6 and railway tracks at the Kustaur station in Adra division, Khemasuli station in Kharagpur division and Kotshila station in Purulia for five consecutive days staring April 5.

Banerjee made the statement while addressing TMC district chiefs in a virtual meeting.

Calling the appointment “unfortunate”, Adhikari said, “The selected person was the former DG of WB Police, who was removed from his position by the Election Commission ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections & was barred from holding any election related post as he was inclined towards the ruling party. This appointment is unfortunate."

In West Bengal, the Kudmi population is 55 lakh.

In its submission to the EC, the TMC said that after the amendment, a party's recognition as a national party depended on its performance in the “subsequent” general elections held after 2016.

The TMC slammed the BJP for allegedly spreading “falsehoods” about the incident.

The chief minister defended the police action, saying they acted in a “tactful manner” to end violence and that there was no “foul play” on their part.