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In pics: Thundershowers, delegates visit Mamata & more from Kolkata

A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 18.05.23, 07:12 PM
Black clouds engulfed the sky on Thursday evening. Later, a smart shower brought the much-needed relief. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) report said, “A squall passed over Alipore observatory (Kolkata) from north northwesterly direction on Thursday at 5pm with a maximum wind gust of 68 kmph that lasted for a minute and over Dumdum at 5.15pm from northwesterly direction which was around 68 kmph. It also lasted for a minute.” Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management sounded an alert of heavy showers and thunderstorm for South 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Nadia
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Black clouds engulfed the sky on Thursday evening. Later, a smart shower brought the much-needed relief. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) report said, “A squall passed over Alipore observatory (Kolkata) from north northwesterly direction on Thursday at 5pm with a maximum wind gust of 68 kmph that lasted for a minute and over Dumdum at 5.15pm from northwesterly direction which was around 68 kmph. It also lasted for a minute.” Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management sounded an alert of heavy showers and thunderstorm for South 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Nadia

Amit Datta
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Earlier this week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had said that in the presence of an upper air trough from Bihar to Odisha and strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, enhance thunderstorm with lightning activity along with gusty wind will be experienced in West Bengal with peak activity during May 18 to 20 in south Bengal
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Earlier this week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had said that in the presence of an upper air trough from Bihar to Odisha and strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, enhance thunderstorm with lightning activity along with gusty wind will be experienced in West Bengal with peak activity during May 18 to 20 in south Bengal

Soumyajit Dey, Subhadrika Sen and Anjali Choudhury
Delegates from South Korea and Australia visited chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna. Chang Jae-bok, ambassador to India was accompanied by Junghyun Gu, lady ambassador and Kwang Seok Yang, commercial counsellor. Representing Australia, the delegates were Tim Watts, assistant minister for Foreign Affairs; Barry O'Farrell, high commissioner to India; Rowan Ainsworth, consul general in Kolkata
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Delegates from South Korea and Australia visited chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna. Chang Jae-bok, ambassador to India was accompanied by Junghyun Gu, lady ambassador and Kwang Seok Yang, commercial counsellor. Representing Australia, the delegates were Tim Watts, assistant minister for Foreign Affairs; Barry O'Farrell, high commissioner to India; Rowan Ainsworth, consul general in Kolkata

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A swimming pool was inaugurated by sports minister Aroop Biswas at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan on Thursday
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A swimming pool was inaugurated by sports minister Aroop Biswas at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan on Thursday

Soumyajit Dey
Lucknow SuperGiants owner Shashwat Goenka (centre) with the team captain Krunal Pandya (left) and player Nicholas Pooran during a press conference on Thursday for the unveiling of their jersey ahead of their IPL 2023 cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. The LSG will take on KKR on May 20, 2023 at 7.30pm
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Lucknow SuperGiants owner Shashwat Goenka (centre) with the team captain Krunal Pandya (left) and player Nicholas Pooran during a press conference on Thursday for the unveiling of their jersey ahead of their IPL 2023 cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. The LSG will take on KKR on May 20, 2023 at 7.30pm

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