Srinagar

The night temperature in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh region increased, with fresh rain and snowfall. An official in the Indian meterological department, on January 2, has said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low temperature of 0.3°C, while the city also recorded rainfall of 1.2mm last night. The mercury at Gulmarg settled at -6.2°C, with snowfall of 4.2 cms.

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir reported 123 fresh COVID-19 cases on December 31, officials said. They said that 65 of the fresh cases were reported from Kashmir Division, while 58 were reported from Jammu, taking the overall tally to 341290. Moreover, 78 COVID-19 patients recovered during the time. Out of 78 recovered patients, 61 are from Kashmir Division, and 17 from Jammu.

In Jammu & Kashmir, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one LeT affiliated The Resistance Front (TRF), on December 31. The arrest of TRF operative, identified as Arsalan Feroz a resident of Srinagar, was reportedly involved in hatching the conspiracy for radicalising, motivating, and recruiting youths of J&K to effect violent activities in the state. In addition, the agency also recovered digital devices and incriminating… read-more

In the Darbagh Dhara area of Srinagar's Harwan, an unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in the early hours of December 19. The police also confirmed that an encounter broke out and an unidentified militant was killed. Furthermore, searches in the area have also been launched. "#SrinagarEncounterUpdate: 01 unidentified #terrorist killed. Search going on. Further detail shall follow," tweeted Police. 

Kashmir witnessed an extreme cold wave as the minimum temperature hit below the freezing point. Srinagar recorded minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam recorded minus 4.1 degrees Celsius on December 3. Furthermore, Gulmarg's temperature was minus 1 degrees Celsius, where as the mercury in Kupwara recorded minus 2.8 degrees Celsius. The officials stated that a weak Western Disturbance is likely to hit Kashmir towards the weekend.