Kolkata weather forecast and traffic alert for Saturday, April 20

Weather forecast for Saturday (20.4.2024)

The maximum and minimum temperatures on Saturday are likely to be around 41°C and 29°C, respectively.

Heatwave

Sunset: 5.59pm

Sunrise: 5.13am

Yesterday’s weather update (19.4.2024)

Temperature

Maximum: 40.8°C (+5)

Minimum: 28.3°C (+2)

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Rainfall: Nil

Humidity

Maximum: 86%

Minimum: 22%

Till 10.25am, Kolkata Traffic Police did not post any list of programmes that might affect the city traffic on Saturday (20.4.2024)

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HS council plans marks transfer

A student in Bengal’s Plus-II segmented course need not write a supplementary exam if he or she fails to obtain the pass marks (30 per cent) in any of the compulsory subjects in the second and fourth semesters by 5 per cent or less. The state higher secondary council will transfer marks from the candidate s top score in another compulsory subject to the one in which he or she failed and help the candidate get the pass marks. In the new Plus-II course, a student must have five compulsory subjects, including two language papers (vernacular and English).

The students must pass in the language papers. A council official said a student will have to write the supplementary exam if:

• The candidate fails in any of the language papers n The candidate fails to obtain the pass marks in any of the other three compulsory subjects by more than 5 per cent
• The candidate fails in more than one compulsory subject The transfer of marks will be applicable to the three subjects, other than the language papers