Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday that it has attached the property worth Rs two crore belonging to a drug peddler in Srinagar district.

A police statement said, “In its relentless efforts to curb the drug menace and dismantle the infrastructure supporting illegal narcotics trade, Srinagar Police attached a three-storey residential house along with one kanal of land, valued at approximately Rs two crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The property is in the possession of Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohd Bhat, a resident of Shaltang, the father of the notorious drug peddler, namely Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Shaltang."

Four people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road accidents in Telangana on Wednesday.

Three people were killed when a car in which they were travelling overturned in Adilabad district, the police said.

The accident occurred early morning near Taroda in Jainadh mandal. Another person was injured in the incident and admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at Adilabad.

People in Bihar reeled under intense cold conditions, affecting their daily lives.

Dense fog reduced visibility, impacting the movement of vehicles.

The Meteorological Department has warned that both fog and cold are likely to intensify further in the coming days.

In a rare and worrying development, Kolkata has overtaken Delhi in air pollution levels, with the city recording hazardous air quality on Tuesday night.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) at Victoria Memorial -- located in the city’s Maidan area -- stood at 342 (‘very poor’ to ‘hazardous’ range), significantly worse than Delhi’s reading of 299 (‘poor’).

The unusually high AQI in the heart of Kolkata has triggered concern among environmental experts, especially since Delhi is typically regarded as the country’s pollution hotspot.

Environmental technologist Somendra Mohan Ghosh attributed the city’s worsening air quality to four unchecked pollution sources in and around the Maidan.

At least four Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of Madhya Pradesh Police died in a road accident in Sagar district in the wee hours on Wednesday.

The tragic accident occurred on the National Highway (NH-44) in the Bandari Malthon area when police personnel were returning from Balaghat to Morena.

The vehicle of the jawans collided with a loaded truck, resulting in the on-the-spot death of four jawans.

In a devastating collision between a sleeper bus and a speeding truck, four people lost their lives and 28 others were injured near Fatehpur on the Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway.

The accident took place late at night on Tuesday. Local residents said the rescue operation was extremely difficult as several passengers were trapped under the seats and twisted metal.

Three people died on the spot, while the injured bus conductor succumbed during treatment in Jaipur on Wednesday morning.

Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested four fraudsters involved in an investment scam of Rs 16 lakh.

According to a statement issued by the South-West District Police, a team from the Cyber Police Station arrested four cyber fraudsters -- Manish Dilip Bhai Koshti (37), Mohd. Zaid A. Sidi (28), Md. Aezaz Khimani (35) and Shaikh Abrar (27), all residents of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A total of six mobile phones, six debit cards, and eight SIM cards used in the crime were recovered.

The police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district said on Tuesday that it has arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 964 grams of heroin from them.

A police statement said, "In a sustained effort to combat the menace of narcotics, Baramulla Police arrested two drug peddlers and recovered a substantial quantity of contraband from their possession."

"A police team of Baramulla Police, under the close supervision of Baramulla Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Baramulla Assistant Superintendent of Police Headquarter Neha Jain (IPS), and Baramulla Police Station Station House Officer Inspector Owais Geelani carried out a targeted operation near Government Medical College Baramulla Parking Area at around 7 p.m. on Monday.

Security forces in Manipur have arrested five militants of two banned extremist outfits from Imphal West district and recovered some arms and ammunition, officials said on Tuesday.

A police official said that the five militants belonging to the outlawed United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and Socialist Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (SOREPA) were arrested from different locations in Imphal West district during the past 24 hours.

Rajasthan is bracing for a harsher winter as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for cold wave conditions in five districts, including Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Didwana-Kuchaman, and Nagaur.

Cold conditions were already being felt across the state, and the weather office has warned that the next 48 hours may bring an even sharper dip in temperatures.

In the last 24 hours, Fatehpur shivered at 3.7 degrees Celsius, becoming one of the coldest spots in eastern Rajasthan, while Nagaur touched 4.3 degrees Celsius in the west.

Bihar is reeling under an intense cold wave with icy winds sweeping across the state.

According to meteorologists, complex atmospheric conditions are pushing cold winds toward Bihar, drastically lowering temperatures and disrupting daily life.

The Bihar Meteorological Centre has reported severe cold conditions in several districts, including Patna, Gaya, Saharsa, and Katihar.

For the past several days, the minimum temperature has remained below 10 degrees Celsius, while in the last two nights, it dipped to around 5 degrees Celsius, significantly below normal for this time of year.

The residents of Delhi-NCR experienced some relief on Tuesday morning after days of highly polluted air. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), surface winds blowing at speeds between 15 and 25 km per hour have helped reduce air pollution levels slightly.

The increased wind speed has allowed suspended pollutant particles to disperse into the upper atmosphere, directly impacting the Air Quality Index (AQI). Pollution levels in the city have consistently been recorded in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category, but several monitoring stations reported readings below 300.

Passengers at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) continue to have a harrowing time as IndiGo cancelled 112 flights on Monday.

For the seventh consecutive day, the airline’s services remained disrupted. The cancellations on Monday include 58 arrivals and 54 departures.

With no signs of normalcy returning to IndiGo’s operations at RGIA, thousands of passengers continue to suffer. For the fifth consecutive day, the number of cancellations was over 100. More than 600 flights have been cancelled at RGIA since December 2.

Intense cold wave continued across Kashmir Valley on Monday as minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.4 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city with no immediate relief in sight from the biting cold.

An intense dry cold wave has caused widespread flu and cold-related chest ailments in the valley, as doctors have issued advisories asking people not to expose themselves to severe dry cold.

Leopard sightings in Rajasthan’s capital are becoming increasingly frequent, raising concerns among residents and wildlife officials. After Civil Lines, Vidyadhar Nagar, Gopalpura, Shastri Nagar, Amer, and Jagatpura, a leopard has now been spotted in Bajaj Nagar, triggering panic in the area.

The new leopard spotting has once again put the forest officials on their toes.

In a horrific midnight road accident, a speeding car collided with a divider in Punjab’s Ludhiana city, killing five people, comprising two minors, on the spot.

Some suffered head injuries, while others had severed necks and legs. The police said the accident occurred near the Ladhowal toll plaza early Monday. The car, a Hyundai Verna, was going to Ladhowal from Ludhiana.

 Air quality in Delhi and the wider National Capital Region (NCR) continued to remain in the very poor range on Monday morning, extending the ongoing phase of hazardous pollution already gripping the region for several weeks.

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 318, showing a marginal rise compared to Sunday’s reading.

The city on Sunday witnessed slightly clearer skies and a minor improvement in air quality, offering residents brief relief from persistent smog. The real-time AQI stood at 277, a slight improvement from the previous day. Despite this, pollution levels remained significantly high. PM10 concentrations were measured at 263 µg/m³, while PM2.5 levels stood at 199 µg/m³.

IndiGo Airlines on Saturday said it has resumed 11 flights from Jammu airport, but cancelled seven flights from Srinagar airport due to disruption caused by pilot rostering issues.

Passengers have been stranded at Jammu airport for five days since the nationwide disruption in IndiGo flight operations.

Out of its eight scheduled flights, the airline announced the cancellation of seven flights from Srinagar International Airport.

Five people were killed after their car collided head-on with a heavily-loaded truck on the road connecting Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Mungawari village under the jurisdiction of Gulganj police station in Chhatarpur district.

The crash was so severe that five out of eight passengers in the car were crushed to death on the spot, while three critically injured were admitted to Chhatarpur district hospital.

The car occupants, residents of Chhatarpur, were returning from a marriage when their car collided with a truck coming from the opposite side between 3.30 a.m. and 4 a.m.

A Trinamool Congress leader was killed, and five others were seriously injured in a violent clash between two factions of the ruling party in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in the Nanoor area of Birbhum district late on Friday night. The deceased Trinamool leader, who was beaten to death, has been identified as Rashbehari Sardar alias Dodan (50).

 Icy winds sweeping in from northern India have intensified winter conditions across Rajasthan, causing temperatures to drop sharply and triggering a severe cold wave.

For the first time this season, Jaipur recorded a minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius, settling at 9.2 degrees Celsius, marking a significant fall compared to previous days.

Meteorologists said this is just the beginning, as colder nights are expected over the coming week.

Five people were killed and seven others injured on Saturday after two cars collided near Keelakarai in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district.

Officials fear the death toll may climb as some of the injured remain in a serious state.

According to police, one of the vehicles was carrying Ayyappa pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh bound for Rameswaram, while the other was headed toward Iraavadi.

A thick blanket of smog covered the national Capital on Saturday, pushing Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) to 333, firmly in the ‘very poor’ category and slightly higher than Friday. The worsening pollution arrived alongside a sharp dip in temperatures, intensifying winter conditions across the city.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave alert for December 6, warning that minimum temperatures will hover around 8–9 degrees Celsius through December 10 amid shallow fog. The department added that Friday marked the coldest December morning of the season so far, with the mercury dropping to 5.6 degrees Celsius — nearly four degrees below normal.

In the Red Fort blast case in which 13 people were killed and dozens were injured, a Delhi court on Friday extended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody of accused Soyab by 10 days.

Soyab, arrested in connection with the November 10 blast in the national Capital, was produced before the NIA court at Patiala House after his earlier custodial remand expired. He had been sent to 10 days' NIA custody on November 26.

According to the NIA, Soyab allegedly sheltered key conspirator Dr Umar Mohammad, also known as Umar un Nabi, and arranged logistical support shortly before the blast. He is the seventh person arrested in the case.

With December setting in, winter has tightened its grip across North India, including Bihar, where cold conditions are expected to intensify further in the coming days.

According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in several districts is likely to drop by 2-4 degrees Celsius over the next 48 hours, making nights significantly colder. The mercury has already been sliding across the state, including in Patna, which recorded a minimum of 14.0 degrees C and a maximum of 27.0 degrees C on Friday. Bhagalpur remained the coldest, shivering at 8.4 degrees Celsius.

The Bihar Meteorological Service Centre has indicated that temperatures may stay below normal this winter, with multiple districts already reporting minimum temperatures under 10 degrees C. Moderate morning fog and persistent westerly winds throughout the day and night are adding to the chill.

A man committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving Metro train at Kengeri Metro Station in Bengaluru on Friday. Services were affected as the operations were halted between Mysuru Road (Nayandanahalli) Metro Station and Challaghatta Metro Station.

The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Shantagoud Police Patil, a resident of Devarahipparagi in Vijayapura district. According to the police, he jumped in front of a moving train at the station. Kengeri police rushed to the spot, retrieved the body from under the train, and shifted it to a hospital.

More details on the incident are awaited.

A massive explosion occurred in Masuri village in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, where firecrackers were being illegally manufactured inside a residential property. The blast resulted in the collapse of a portion of the house, leaving a man critically injured.

According to initial reports, firecrackers were being secretly assembled in a rented house when the sudden explosion took place on Thursday. The blast was so powerful that it destroyed a part of the building’s structure, shattering doors and blowing apart the roof, triggering panic in the area.

Residents rushed out of nearby houses fearing additional explosions, as thick smoke filled the area.

Delhi Airport on Friday issued a passenger advisory urging travellers to verify their flight status with airlines before heading to the airport. The announcement comes as IndiGo faces one of its most severe operational disruptions in recent years, resulting in widespread cancellations and delays.

This comes as more than 500 flights were cancelled on Thursday, with several others delayed. In November alone, IndiGo recorded 1,232 cancellations across its network.

The advisory shared on the social media platform X said, "Please be advised that operational challenges affecting certain domestic services are resulting in flight delays and cancellations."

Three notorious burglars, responsible for a series of break-ins across the Vasant Kunj area in the national capital, have been arrested, solving six cases reported in the past two months, the Delhi Police said on Thursday.

The accused have been identified as Sunil alias Rabban, Sunil alias Sonu, and Md. Salim.

In a coordinated operation, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Child Line, and Srishti Seva Sansthan rescued 22 minor children from Dungarpur railway station in Rajasthan. The children were allegedly being trafficked to Gujarat for catering work.

Authorities also detained three agents involved in transporting the group, said officials on Thursday.

According to the officials, the agents had gathered the children from different villages in Dungarpur district and were planning to board a train via Chittorgarh to Asarwa, Gujarat.

Cold wave gripped Rajasthan, with several cities recording temperatures below ten degrees Celsius.

Fatehpur recorded the lowest temperature at 2.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Lunaksar at 2.9 degrees Celsius.

Most cities reported minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, intensifying winter conditions.

Intense cold wave continued across Kashmir Valley on Thursday as minimum temperature remained several notches below the freezing point.

The morning fog and clear night sky added to the chill factor in Srinagar city this morning as pedestrians and motorists moved out with caution to negotiate the slippery streets and roads in the city.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said the minimum temperature was minus 4 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city, while it was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam and minus one in Gulmarg.

Delhi’s air quality recorded a slight improvement on Thursday morning, even as temperatures continued to drop. At 7 a.m., the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 300, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

While the overall AQI remained in the 'poor' category, several monitoring stations continued to report readings in the 'very poor' range.

Of the 39 monitoring stations in Delhi, 19 recorded air quality in the 'very poor' category, 14 in the 'poor' category, and two in the 'moderate' category.

The Assam Rifles have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets valued at over Rs 16.65 crore in Mizoram's bordering Champhai district and arrested a woman drug peddler, officials said on Wednesday.

A defence spokesman said that, acting on credible intelligence inputs related to narcotics trafficking near the India-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles conducted an operation at Venglai areas in Champhai district on Tuesday night.

During the operation, unusual movement was detected in the Venglai area. A swift and thorough search resulted in the recovery of 5.55 kg of methamphetamine tablets, a psychotropic substance, with an estimated international market value of Rs 16.65 crore.

Widespread rain continued to batter coastal Tamil Nadu and several interior districts on Wednesday as the depression over the Bay of Bengal further weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area.

For Chennai and its neighbouring districts -- Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Kancheepuram -- the day brought yet another round of relentless showers. The downpour triggered sudden inundation across residential localities, arterial roads, and low-lying pockets, disrupting traffic and slowing down public movement.

Wednesday marked the third straight wet day of the week, following nearly a week of intermittent rain that has already affected small traders and daily-wage earners, who struggled to carry out routine business amid the persistent weather disturbance.