Weather forecast for Monday (20.2.2023)
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Monday are likely to be around 31°C and 22°C, respectively.
Partly cloudy sky can be expected.
Sunset: 5.36pm
Sunrise: 6.05am
Yesterday’s weather update (19.2.2023)
Temperature
Maximum: 29.4°C (-0.6)
Minimum: 20.7°C (+2.3)
Rainfall: Nil
Humidity
Maximum: 96%
Minimum: 54%
Kolkata Traffic Police have posted a list of programmes that might affect the city traffic on Monday (20.2.2023).
- 10am: Procession from Sealdah Railway Station Complex towards Rani Rashmoni Avenue via Sealdah flyover, Moulali crossing, SN Banerjee Road, Dorina crossing
- 1pm: Demonstration in front of the main gate of the University of Calcutta (CU)
** Earlier they will assemble in front of Victoria Institution, 78B, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, and thence proceed towards the venue via – Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road and Mahatma Gandhi Road
- 3pm: Demonstration at 10, Jawaharlal Nehru Road near Esplanade Metro Gate No 5
- 11pm: A candle light procession in front of the Ranuchchhaya Mukta Mancha on Cathedral Road and move along the premises of the Rabindra Sadan, in front of the Rabindranath Tagore statue and will return to its place of origin
Channels off air over dispute
Hundreds of thousands of local cable subscribers could not watch many channels for the second consecutive day on Sunday. Most channels of leading broadcasters such as Star, Zee and Sony were taken off air on Saturday, a fallout of a dispute between a section of multi-system operators (MSO) and broadcasters over an imminent hike in charges. The TV screens of many local cable subscribers kept showing a scroll that said that broadcasters might have removed certain channels as cable operators refused to comply with a tariff hike to protect consumer interests.
Sources in the MSO industry in Kolkata said the stalemate could be resolved in a couple of days. A case in this regard is due to come up for hearing in Kerala High Court on Monday. The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has moved court against the broadcasters, seeking restoration of the channels. "We are waiting for the hearing. What the court says is expected to determine what happens next," said a senior representative of an MSO.
Meeting
The state agricultural technologists’ service association, under the state government’s agriculture department, held its ninth biennial general meeting on February 18 and 19 at Bidyut Bhawan, Salt Lake. Twelve progressive farmers’ groups selected from districts or zones of Bengal were felicitated as “Krishi Rabi” at the event, one of the organisers said.
