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Rain, snowfall in Kashmir leads to sharp mercury drop

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Srinagar: Incessant rains in the plains and snow in the hills on Sunday saw Kashmiris shivering as the maximum temperatures dropped by eight to 10 degrees below normal here.

The traditional Kashmiri over-garment called the ‘pheran’ was worn by locals in the countryside today. The elderly locals were seen holding the earthen fire pots woven in wicker baskets called ‘kangri’ under their pherans.

“It is like ‘Chillai Kalan’. I am wearing two jerseys under the Pheran and still feeling cold,” said 75-year-old Ghulam Nabi of Ganderbal district.

‘Chillai Kalan’ is the 40-day period of bitter cold in the Kashmir Valley that begins on December 21 and ends on January 31 each year. During this period, most water bodies in the Valley get frozen.

“A western disturbance is active over Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday (Saturday) afternoon,” Sonam Lotus, director of the local Met Office told here.

“This is causing moderate to heavy rainfall in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches of the state.”

“Gulmarg received season’s first snowfall last evening. Similarly, there has been snowfall in Zojilla Pass, Pir Ki Gali on Mughal Road, Sintham Pass and Sadna Top,” Lotus added.

“Rain and snowfall conditions will continue till Tuesday afternoon after which the weather will start improving.”

Due to snowfall, all mountain pass roads connecting the Valley to the Ladakh region, Rajouri district in Jammu region, Gurez valley and Tangdhar border town have been closed.

The Srinagar-Jammu national highway is, however, open for vehicular traffic.

The maximum temperature fell to 13 degrees Celsius on Saturday, dipping eight degrees below normal here while it fell by an average of 10 degrees in most other places in the plains.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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