Kolkata, Dec 11 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 5 pm. CAL 12 WB-TET-LD EXAM 7 lakh candidates appear in TET exam, Education minister trashes report of question paper leak Kolkata: Nearly seven lakh candidates on Sunday appeared in the TET examination conducted by the WBBPE to fill up around 11,000 vacancies for primary teacher posts in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools. CAL 11 WB-FOOT-WC-TRAVEL World Cup mania: 9,000 football-crazy Kolkatans visit Qatar, more to travel ahead of final match Kolkata: The euphoria surrounding this year"s FIFA World Cup has been "unprecedented" in football-mad Kolkata, with nearly 9,000 fans having already travelled to Qatar to witness the showpiece event and many more slated to arrive in the next few days, officials said. CAL 10 BH-NITISH BJP conspired against JD(U) in 2020 Bihar assembly polls: Nitish Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday accused the BJP of working against the JD(U) in the 2020 assembly elections despite being in an alliance at that time. CAL 9 MG-MAMATA-VISIT Mamata to address TMC workers in Meghalaya on Dec 13 Shillong: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to address party functionaries in Meghalaya on Tuesday for preparing a roadmap for the assembly elections in the northeastern state due early next year. CAL 7 OD-BLACKBUCKS Blackbuck haven in Ganjam, number almost doubled in six years Berhampur: The blackbuck, the most elegant species of the antelope family, is on the list of endangered animals but in Odisha"s Ganjam district its number has almost doubled in the last six years. CAL 6 AS-CITIZENSHIP Festering wounds of CAA protests keep citizenship issue alive in Assam Guwahati: Widespread protests in Assam after the enactment of CAA on this day three years ago have left behind a festering wound that has kept the citizenship issue alive in the northeastern state sharing a long border with Bangladesh. CAL 3 WB-INTERVIEW-DEV Have matured as an actor: Bengali actor Dev Kolkata: Bengali superstar Dev on Sunday asserted he has matured as an actor -- from an action hero to one essaying diverse, realistic roles. PTI RG