After days of gradual rise, the Celsius in Kolkata dipped marginally on Monday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were 31.6 and 20.2 degrees respectively, both a notch below what is usual for this time of the year.
“Northerly winds from north Bengal dragged the mercury down,” said a Met official.
But the dip was an aberration and the Celsius is expected to rise from Tuesday, said the official.
“By Wednesday, the Celsius is tipped to reach 33 degrees. By the weekend, the Celsius is tipped to be close to 34-35 degrees,” he said.
Four injured in auto-truck collision
Narkeldanga: Four persons travelling in an autorickshaw were injured after the vehicle collided with a truck on Raja Dinendra Street at Narkeldanga on Sunday evening. The truck driver was arrested.
Found hanging
Chetla: A 35-year-old man was found hanging from a tree along a canal near New Alipore railway station on Monday evening.
Police said Govinda Haldar, a resident of Kailash Pandit Lane in Behala, was taken to SSKM hospital where he was declared dead. No suicide note was found on him.
Wrong Routes opens at Ganges Art Gallery
Picture by Bishwarup Dutta
An exhibition — Wrong Routes — opened at Ganges Art Gallery on Monday. It features paintings, a series of animations, book art and a set of handcrafted single-edition newspapers. “The set of works has been three years in the making. When I started, life was moving at speed. There were so many roads and losing track was not unusual. Then came Covid. Everything was caught in a standstill. All roads and directions got mixed up,” said Amritah Sen, the artist. The exhibition was inaugurated by Manfred Auster, consul-general of Germany in Calcutta. It will be open for visitors from March 8 to 30.
Students attend 145th Founders’ Day of Calcutta Boys’ School
Picture by Bishwarup Dutta
Students — past and present, on campus and online — attended the 145th Founders’ Day of Calcutta Boys’ School on Monday evening.
Confluence 2022 is an occasion for the entire school family to gather and revel in memories and “enjoy Calcutta Boys’ School” as it is today.
On Monday evening, the audience maintained a minute’s silence to pay tribute to the lives lost in the pandemic.
The Founders’ Day message was delivered by Bishop Anilkumar J. Servand, presiding bishop, Lucknow Episcopal Area, Methodist
Church in India, and chairman of Calcutta Boys’ School.
Father Servand asked teachers and pastors to be “advocates of change”. Principal Raja McGee said: “It is an occasion of great joy.” He thanked those who had taken time out of their busy schedule to join the programme.