This is the third incident of houses developing cracks in Bowbazar due to work on the metro project that includes India’s first underwater metro tunnel across the Hooghly river, delaying the project for months.

The central investigation agency also raided an office of a relative of arrested Trinamool Congress MLA and former West Bengal Board of Primary Education chairman Manik Bhattacharya’s relative in Salt Lake area. The raid lasted for two hours.

Confirming the development, WBSSC Chairman Siddhartha Majumdar said 1,585 candidates have been shortlisted for the interview beginning October 21 onwards.

In 2017, Bandyopadhyay was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his alleged involvement in a Ponzi firm, Rose Valley Group.

Those evacuated from Bowbazar's Madan Mitra Lane were shifted to five hotels in nearby localities, a senior Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (KMRCL) official said. More people are likely to be evacuated in the coming days from the localities falling along the metro project site, the official added.

“When this government cannot provide security to the Commission, we can imagine their failure in providing security to the children. A child has been murdered. Goons of the ruling party are blocking the way and stopping us from meeting the family,” said Kanoongo.

“Guha was arrested for uploading communally inflammatory videos on social media,” said a senior police officer.

Landslides were reported on Tuesday evening on the Siliguri-Gangtok highway and other places, disrupting traffic movement towards Darjeeling, Kalimpong.

Bankura MLA Dana appeared before the agency in the morning. His daughter Maitri Dana has already been questioned in this connection.

The announcement from the new WBBPE president came hours after WBBPE former head Manik Bhattacharya was arrested by Enforcement Directorate for his alleged involvement in the teachers' recruitment "scam".

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were imposed in the area on Monday for three days. A senior officer of Kolkata Police said 41 people have been arrested in connection with the violence.

He also shared a list of 24 state universities, including Jadavpur University and Presidency University, where the state government followed a similar procedure to reappointment the vice-chancellors.

“Bhattacharya has been arrested in the early hours of Tuesday for not cooperating with the investigators. He was summoned and was being questioned since Monday afternoon. He also tried to misdirect the investigators,” said an ED official.

The family of the girl, a class 7 student who did not return home after she went to visit a Durga Puja pandal on the night of Dussehra (October 5), has alleged that she was murdered after being raped.

Dressed as Goddess Lakshmi, a job aspirant said, "Lakshmi worship is going on today. She blesses all with wealth and opulence. Today we are worshiping Lakshmi with empty hands. We request the Chief Minister to fill the vacant seats and appoint us."

The paramilitary force said in a press statement that a group of 15-20 alleged Bangladeshi smugglers surrounded their troops in the Bishnupur border outpost in an attempt to illegally push cattle to the Indian side, they claimed.

The victim’s body was found floating on a lake located nearly 1 km from her house. The family of the girl, a class 7 student, alleged that she was murdered after being raped.

A nine-member BJP delegation had on Friday visited the Malbazar area of Jalpaiguri district and met with the families of those who were killed in the flash flood in the Mal river during Durga idol immersion on Wednesday.

The Kolkata Police's move drew flak from Opposition parties’ leaders who claimed that the eviction was against the direction of the Calcutta High Court, which allowed the protesters to go ahead with their 'dharna' (sit-in) even during Durga Puja.

The deceased, Sadhan Karmakar, was taken to Raiganj Medical College and Hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to injuries during treatment. The injured are undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

The candidates have been organising a sit-in in the Esplanade area for at least 570 days, alleging irregularities in the recruitment process and demanding jobs.

The delegation, including party MP Jayanta Roy, MLA Dipak Barman, party's chief whip in West Bengal Assembly Manoj Tigga, demanded strong action against those who were responsible for the tragedy which claimed eight lives and injured several people.

About 100 Durga Puja committees will take part in the carnival, showcasing their idols in colourful tableaux accompanied by their members performing cultural programmes. For the last two years, the Durga Puja carnival could not be held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale said it was “a matter of shame” that the NHRC had not yet taken suo motu cognizance of the matter.