Kolkata, Feb 10 (PTI) Following are the top stories of the Eastern Region at 5 pm.CAL2 WB-VIRUS-CHILDREN-SURVEY COVID-19 severely hampered reading, counting abilities of children in Bengal: Survey Kolkata: Reading and counting abilities of children in West Bengal have significantly reduced due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey carried out across several districts of the state.CAL3 WB-YOGI-CONTROVERSY Adityanath"s attempt to polarise people of UP will fail: Non-BJP parties on reference to Kashmir, Kerala, Bengal Kolkata: Non-BJP political parties in West Bengal on Thursday asserted that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath"s "attempt to polarise people of his state" will fail, after he made references to Kerala, Kashmir and the eastern state "in a negative way" while seeking votes for the saffron party.CAL1 MG-VIRUS CURBS-RELAXATION Meghalaya to reopen schools for Classes 1-5 from Feb 14, end mandatory Covid testing for double-dosed entrants Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has said schools will reopen for Classes 1-5 from February 14, and no mandatory testing will be required on entry into the state for double-vaccinated people LGC1 WB-HC-CIVIC POLLS Discuss with Bengal govt over paramilitary forces" deployment in civic polls: Cal HC tells SEC Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold a meeting with top officials of the West Bengal government within 12 hours to appraise the ground situation in the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area and ascertain whether the deployment of paramilitary forces is necessary to ensure peaceful polling on February 12.CES8 WB-CBI-CATTLE-ANUBRATA CBI summons TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday summoned Trinamool Congress Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with its probe into a multi-crore cattle smuggling racket operating along the India-Bangladesh border, a source in the agency said. PTI ACD ACD