JAMMU, Oct 19: The higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir received light snowfall during the last 24 hours, causing a dip in the day temperature.
The Meteorological (MeT) office on Wednesday said that mainly clear sky with chances of light rain was expected in the next 24 hours.
“Light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of J&K during the last 24 hours. Mainly clear sky with chances of light rain are likely during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said.
Jammu had 16.8, Katra 14.2, Batote 6.5, Banihal 4.6 and Bhaderwah 4.9 as the minimum temperature.
Srinagar had 5, Pahalgam 0.6 and Gulmarg minus 0.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.
Drass town in Ladakh region had minus 3.4 and Kargil 0.4 as the minimum temperature. (AGENCIES)
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Mainly clear sky with light rain likely in J&K: MeT
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Lohia Murder: Deepak Kumar gets add charge of DGP Prisons
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday assigned the additional of DG Prisons to DG Prosecution, Deepak Kumar.
“In the interest of administration, it is hereby ordered that Shri Deepak Kumar, IPS (RR:1993), Director General, Prosecution, J&K, and holding the additional charge of the posts of Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation and Director Prosecution, Kashmir, shall also hold the additional charge of the post of Director General of Police, Prisons, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” read a govt order.
The post was earlier held by Hemant Kumar Lohia who was allegedly murdered by his domestic help. Although a terror outfit had claimed responsibility for the murder, the police have ruled out terror angle in the murder. A dairy of the main accused revealed that he was mentally depressed which could have prompted him to kill the DGP. -
Partly cloudy sky, light rain at isolated places in J&K
Aug 5: The weather remained mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Met Department said on Friday that partly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places is likely.
Srinagar had 20, Pahalgam 14.8 and Gulmarg 12 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Friday.
Drass town in Ladakh region recorded 12.5, Leh 14.8 and Kargil 16.8 as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 23.3, Katra 22.7, Batote 18.5, Banihal 19 and Bhaderwah also 18.5 as the minimum temperature.
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Money laundering case: ED raids National Herald assets in Delhi
New Delhi, August 2
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided a dozen locations including the head office of the Congress party-owned National Herald newspaper here as part of an ongoing money laundering probe, officials said.
They said the searches are being carried out under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to “gather additional evidences with regard to the trail of funds”.
Officers of the federal agency also searched the ‘Herald House’ office located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ITO in central Delhi.
The address is registered in the name of Associated Journals Ltd which publishes the newspaper.
The ED has recently undertaken the high-profile questioning of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi in this case apart from few other Congress politicians.
