Mercury continued its free fall in the valley on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) office forecast cloudy weather with snowfall at isolated higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.

The MeT office statement said, “On January 15 and 16, generally cloudy sky with light snow at isolated higher reaches during 16th early morning. From January 17 to 19, generally a cloudy sky, but no significant change is expected till January 19. On 20 and 21st of January, a generally cloudy sky with light snow at isolated to scattered places is likely to occur."

The department issued an advisory: "Tourists/travellers/Transporters are advised to follow Admin/Traffic advisory.”

Srinagar city recorded minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 7.4 degrees and Pahalgam minus 8.4 as the minimum temperature. There was, however, an overall improvement in the weather in the plains of the Jammu division.

Yet another bus accident occurred in Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning when a bus carrying 30 passengers overturned near Uttarkashi's Jakhol village.

The accident took place near Sunkundi village, just 2 km ahead of Jakhol. Seven passengers sustained injuries, while the remaining passengers are reported to be safe.

The injured have been rushed to the Primary Health Center in Mori for treatment, according to the rescue officials.

The bus, operated by the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, was on its way from Dehradun to Jakhol when it overturned on the outer edge of the road while making a turn.

Six soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said.

The explosion occurred in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri.

"The incident occurred around 10.45 a.m. when a soldier patrolling in the Nowshera sector of the LoC accidentally stepped on a landmine that went off injuring six soldiers. All the injured army soldiers have been shifted to hospital where attending doctors have described their condition as stable," an official said.

Areas close to the LoC on the Indian side are secured by planting landmines so that infiltration and terrorist activity on the Indian side of the LoC is prevented.

"Some of the landmines planted near the LoC on our side get shifted from their original place due to rain etc from the place where they are marked on the patrolling map. Tragedies like today are caused by these landmines called drift mines," a senior army officer said.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department on Monday warned of a new western disturbance which will reach Rajasthan on Tuesday, bringing a likelihood of rain and hailstorms in districts like Bikaner, Jaipur, Bharatpur, Ajmer, and Kota on January 14 and 15.

Rajasthan is set to experience rain and hailstorms again. A yellow alert has been issued for 18 districts across the Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer, Bharatpur, and Kota divisions, forecasting cloud cover, rain, and hail in some areas.

Additionally, a warning for dense fog has been issued for 15 districts for the day, said officials.

The impact of the western disturbance has already brought in chill in Rajasthan on Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall which started lashing on Saturday continued in some areas on Sunday too, causing a significant drop in daytime temperatures.

Two persons were killed while five others were injured on Saturday morning when an unidentified vehicle rammed into a Creta SUV in Bihar’s Nalanda district.

The accident took place near the Dhobi Bigha Bridge in the Chero Sahayak police station area on NH 30.

Poor visibility due to fog is believed to have been a contributing factor to this fatal accident that occurred at 8 a.m. The victims were en route to Rajgir for a picnic in a newly purchased Creta SUV when the accident occurred.

The deceased have been identified as Munni Devi (55), wife of Lal Babu alias Tuntun, a resident of Sakri Gali under Alamganj police station, Patna district, Anshi Kumari (10), daughter of the car owner Ranjit Kumar, a resident of Mahendrusudi Gali under Pirbahor police station, Patna district.

Security forces said on Saturday that a major anti-terror operation has started along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.

“After reports of movement of three to four suspected terrorists in the Jogwan forest area of Akhnoor sector of the LoC in Jammu district, a massive anti-terrorist operation was started by the security forces. Some locals had reported to police having seen armed suspects moving in the area on Thursday. The area was cordoned off and anti-terrorist operation started there,” officials said.

Security forces have started an aggressive campaign against terrorists, their over ground workers (OGWs) and sympathisers. Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha has directed the security forces to go all-out against the terror ecosystem to wipe it out completely from J&K.

An unabated cold wave continued in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Saturday as the MET department forecast light rain in the plains of Jammu division and snow in the higher reaches of the Union Territory (UT) during the next 24 hours.

A MET department statement said on Saturday, “On January 11, the weather would be generally cloudy with light rain in the plains of Jammu division and snow at isolated higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir divisions during the next 24 hours.”

Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of minus 3.6 degree celsius, Gulmarg minus 6.5 degree celsius and Pahalgam minus 7.1 degree celsius on Saturday.

Jammu city had 7.1 degree celsius, Katra town 6.1 degree celsius, Batote 4.2, Banihal 1.2 and Bhaderwah 0.9 degree celsius as the night’s lowest temperature.

The 40-day-long period of intense winter cold called the ‘Chillai Kalan’ started on December 21 and will end on January 30.

मध्य प्रदेश के टीकमगढ़ जिले में आबकारी पुलिस टीम की योजनाबद्ध छापेमारी उस समय हिंसक हो गई जब शराब माफिया के सदस्यों ने अधिकारियों पर हमला कर दिया।

यह घटना शुक्रवार देर शाम दिगौरा पुलिस स्टेशन के अधिकार क्षेत्र के तहत बिराऊ गांव में हुई, जिसमें सब-इंस्पेक्टर (एसआई) विजय सिंह सहित टीम के चार सदस्य घायल हो गए।

शराब माफिया सरगना संतोष यादव और उसके परिवार के नेतृत्व में हमलावरों ने कथित तौर पर टीम पर पथराव किया और लाठियों से हमला किया। मारपीट में संतोष यादव ने कथित तौर पर एसआई विजय सिंह की सर्विस रिवॉल्वर छीन ली. घायल अधिकारियों को इलाज के लिए जिला अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है.

पुलिस अधिकारियों के अनुसार, छापेमारी एक गुप्त अभियान के बाद की गई, जहां एक आबकारी कांस्टेबल ने, नागरिक पोशाक में प्रच्छन्न होकर, लक्षित परिसर से एक चौथाई देशी शराब खरीदी।

अवैध गतिविधि की पुष्टि होने पर टीम ने छापेमारी की तो एक महिला शराब बेचती हुई मिली. जब महिला से अपने पति संतोष यादव को बुलाने के लिए कहा गया तो वह साथियों के साथ पहुंचा और टीम पर हिंसक हमला कर दिया।

A planned raid by the Excise Police Team in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district turned violent when members of the liquor mafia attacked the officials.

The incident occurred in Birau village under the jurisdiction of Digaura Police Station, leaving four team members, including Sub-Inspector (SI) Vijay Singh, injured late on Friday evening.

The attackers, led by liquor mafia kingpin Santosh Yadav and his family, reportedly threw stones at the team and assaulted them with sticks. In the scuffle, Santosh Yadav allegedly snatched the service revolver of SI Vijay Singh. The injured officials were admitted to the district hospital for treatment.

According to police officials, the raid followed a covert operation where an excise constable, disguised in civilian attire, purchased a quarter of country liquor from the targeted premises.

Upon confirming illegal activity, the team conducted a raid and found a woman selling liquor. When the woman was asked to summon her husband, Santosh Yadav, he arrived with accomplices and launched a violent attack on the team.

A heart-wrenching incident has come to light in Thaltej area of Ahmedabad, where an eight-year-old girl allegedly died of a heart attack in school. The incident took place on Friday morning, January 10, when a third-grade student started complaining of chest pain after reaching school. According to the school administration, the girl sat on a chair as soon as she came to school and her condition started deteriorating. After this, the school staff gave her first aid, but the ambulance arrived late.

In such a situation, the school staff took her to the nearby Zydus Hospital, where she was declared dead.

''Suddenly deteriorated health''