The activation of a western disturbance combined with south-easterly winds has once again altered the weather pattern across Madhya Pradesh. Cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall are being reported in many districts.

According to the latest bulletin from the Meteorological Centre in Bhopal, no significant drop in temperature is expected over the next 24 to 48 hours, but light to moderate rainfall, strong winds, and even hailstorms are likely in several regions, the Bhopal weather office has said.

A doctor couple lost their lives in a tragic road accident near a toll plaza under the Sarai police station area of Vaishali district early Saturday morning, officials said.

The accident occurred amid dense fog when their car rammed into a parked container truck on the highway. The deceased have been identified as Dr Jitendra Prasad (50) and his wife (45), both posted at Araria Sadar Hospital.

Delhi-NCR witnessed three stabbing incidents on Saturday, including a double murder in Uttar Pradesh’s Khora area and the killing of a 25-year-old man in Shastri Park, North East Delhi, raising serious concerns over the rising number of violent crimes in the region.

In the first incident, a double murder took place in the Azad Vihar area of Khora, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Uttar Pradesh Police.

According to preliminary information, three friends had gone out together to get food. However, an argument broke out with an eatery owner over the food.

Night temperature dropped below the freezing point in the Valley in the wee hours of Saturday and the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius.

However, the day temperatures improved in J&K after the 40-day period of harsh winter cold known locally as the ‘Chillai Kalan’ ended on January 30.

Srinagar city had 10 and Jammu 22.1 as the maximum temperature on Friday.

Four young migrant workers from Assam were found dead under suspicious circumstances at Mutsandra village in Hoskote taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Saturday. The incident has triggered shock and concern in the region.

The victims have been identified as 25-year-old Jayant Sinde, 24-year-old Nirendranath, 25-year-old D. Taide and 20-yar-old Dhananjay, all natives of Assam. Preliminary investigation suggests that the four workers had cooked food inside the shed late at night and slept after closing all doors and windows. Investigators suspect that they may have died due to suffocation while sleeping.

The deceased were employed at a Coca-Cola warehouse

A major road accident occurred on the Agra Highway in the Jaswantnagar area of Etawah district, when a double-decker bus carrying pilgrims overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Around 45 pilgrims were on board the bus at the time of the accident. Approximately ten pilgrims sustained injuries and were admitted to hospital for treatment.

According to reports, the double-decker bus was travelling late on Thursday night from Barsana in Mathura district to Orai in Jalaun district after the pilgrims had completed their religious visit.

The air quality in the national Capital remained in the ‘poor’ category on Saturday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 271 around 7 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Meanwhile, Delhi is likely to receive very light to light rainfall on January 31, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Yellow alert' for the city.

 At least three people were killed and around 12 others were injured in a massive pile-up involving six vehicles on the National Highway-58 near Bhilwara city in Rajasthan, officials said here on Friday.

The area was gripped by dense fog in the morning, leading to a major road accident in Bhilwara district.

As the death toll in the Anandapur warehouse fire on the southern outskirts of Kolkata reached 25 on Friday morning, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of the matter and directed the District Magistrate concerned to submit an action taken report at the earliest.

The NHRC acted in the matter following a complaint alleging gross human rights violations at the Wow Momo factory at Anandapur.

Two people were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck on National Highway-48 near Karjan in Gujarat's Vadodara district in the early hours of Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near the Dhavat Chokdi bridge when the bus, travelling from Aurangabad to Ahmedabad, rammed into a truck parked on the side of the highway.

Officials said the impact was severe, crushing the front portion of the bus and trapping several passengers inside.

On the last day of the 40-day harsh winter cold, locally known as the ‘Chillai Kalan’, the minimum temperature in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, rose above the freezing point on Friday for the first time in over one month.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department data said the minimum temperature was 1.3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, minus 9 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg and minus 5.3 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam.

In Srinagar, the minimum temperature rose above the freezing point after over a month.

Residents of Delhi woke up to a foggy Friday morning as dense mist, cloudy skies, and declining air quality continued to affect the national capital. Reduced visibility and cooler temperatures marked the start of the day, while pollution levels remained a matter of concern across several parts of the city amid changing weather conditions.

In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence (CI) Faridkot, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), has foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt along the international border in Fazilka district and recovered 2.1 kg heroin and 21 sophisticated pistols along with ammunition, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

The high-security Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat, guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat email was received in the office of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), officials said.

Besides the CISF, Chandigarh Police, along with its counterparts from Punjab and Haryana, bomb squads and the Fire Brigade, were deployed in the Secretariat, which houses offices of the Chief Ministers of both states, their Cabinet colleagues and top-ranking government functionaries.

The security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district successfully thwarted a major Maoist attempt to target personnel and vehicles by recovering and destroying two powerful improvised explosive devices on Thursday.

A joint team comprising the District Reserve Guard of Bijapur, personnel from Ilmidi police station, members of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force 9th Battalion, and the Bomb Disposal Squad from Bijapur conducted a search and demining operation in the Ilmidi-Lankapalli area, particularly along the unpaved road in Village Lankapalli, officials said.

 A person was charred to death and two others injured in a collision between two truck containers in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Thursday, police said.

The accident occurred on National Highway 216 near Kathipudi early in the morning.

According to police, a container carrying aqua feed from Bheemavaram to Mulapeta was taking a turn at Kathipudi Junction when another container laden with cotton bundles and heading to Chennai from Kolkata rammed into it. The collision sparked a fire which engulfed both vehicles.

In a major crackdown, Punjab Police on Thursday arrested two in connection with a major narco-arms consignment in Amritsar and recovered 42.983 kg heroin along with weapons and ammunition.

Sharing an X post, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav wrote, "Amritsar Rural Police busts a major narco-arms consignment with the help of the Village Defence Committee (VDC) and recovers 42.983 kg heroin, 4 hand grenades, one Star Mark pistol, 46 live .30 bore cartridges and an abandoned motorcycle."

The night temperature throughout Kashmir dropped notches below the freezing point on Thursday, while the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded minus 9 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature.

Srinagar city had minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, and Pahalgam had a minimum temperature of minus 4.5.

Jammu city had 7.2 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6.4, Batote 0.9, Banihal minus 2.6 and Bhaderwah minus 3.4.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday, with several monitoring stations recording levels above 300, indicating deteriorating air conditions in parts of the city.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), areas such as Anand Vihar reported an AQI of 334, Jahangirpuri 337, Chandni Chowk 312, Rohini 311, Patparganj 306 and Dwarka Sector-8 317, placing them in the ‘very poor’ range. Other locations, including Bawana (288), Burari Crossing (264), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (282), Narela (244), North Campus, Delhi University (260) and IIT Delhi (210), also recorded ‘poor’ air quality levels.

Due to the impact of successive active western disturbances, several districts of Rajasthan witnessed rain and hailstorms, disrupting normal life and causing damage to crops in many areas.

Districts affected by the inclement weather on Tuesday included Jaipur, Sikar, Churu, Alwar, Khairthal-Tijara, Kota, Tonk, Dausa, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, and Jhalawar.

Meteorological officials said that during the past 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning was recorded at isolated places in eastern Rajasthan.

Eighteen schools in Chandigarh on Wednesday received bomb-threat emails, causing widespread panic among the police and local administration.

As the schools, both public and private, received the email in the morning, the police were informed. An alert was issued from the police control room within minutes.

Upon receiving the information, the bomb detection team, the operations cell, and the local police station personnel reached the spot and began searching all school premises.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar and five others died in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that all six passengers on board are dead.

The plane crashed while landing near Baramati. Visuals from the spot show fire and smoke, mangled remains of the plane, and ambulances rushing the injured to nearby hospitals. There were people at the wreckage site trying to extend help in every possible way.

This incident occurred around 9 a.m., an hour after the plane took off from Mumbai.

A sleeper bus carrying passengers caught fire following a road accident in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district early Wednesday morning.

The incident took place around 5:15 a.m. in the Shri Dungargarh area when the bus, travelling from Jaipur to Bikaner, rammed into a stationary trailer, after which it was engulfed in flames.

The bus and all the belongings of the passengers were completely reduced to ashes.

A massive snow avalanche struck the Sonamarg tourist resort in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, but there was no loss of life, said the officials on Wednesday.

Officials said the avalanche hit the Sarbal area of Sonamarg around 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday.

“The avalanche entered some houses and hotels in addition to hitting some parked vehicles in the area. No loss of life has occurred due to the avalanche,” officials said.

The Police on Monday confirmed the death of three people in a massive fire at a warehouse in Anandapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, while several others are still missing.

According to the police, about 15 fire engines are working on a war footing to douse the fire which broke out at the dry food warehouse at around 3 am in the morning. The search for others is still underway. With the fire partially under control, firefighters have entered the building with gas cutters.

A tragic accident claimed the life of a labourer from West Bengal while two others sustained severe injuries at an under-construction ring road project in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.

According to reports, as many as 22 labourers were at work when the incident occurred on Sunday night.

According to police officials, the incident occurred when the scaffolding supporting shuttering work suddenly collapsed at a height of approximately 60 feet.

A massive fire broke out at a dry food warehouse in the Anandapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata in the early hours of Monday, with six people feared trapped inside.

The blaze erupted around 3 a.m. and has been raging for several hours, with firefighters yet to bring it fully under control. Twelve fire engines have been deployed to extinguish the flames.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday asked the citizens to take a pledge to build an educated and healthy India, saying the true spirit of Republic Day is realised only when every citizen enjoys the right to equality.

In a message, CM Mann said. “The true spirit of Republic Day is realised only when every citizen enjoys the right to equality. In Punjab, we have ensured that quality education and world-class healthcare are not privileges of the few but fundamental rights of every common citizen."

The weather department has forecast moderate rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Monday and Tuesday, driven by easterly winds blowing from the Comorin Sea region towards the northern Kerala coast.

According to the forecast, changing wind patterns are expected to bring intermittent showers to interior and coastal areas, offering brief relief from prevailing dry conditions.

On Tuesday, isolated spells of moderate rain are likely in the interior districts of Tamil Nadu, while one or two places along the coastal belt may also receive showers.

Significant snowfall and rainfall occurred in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. Air and surface transport remained disrupted throughout the day on Friday and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said on Saturday morning that its men and machinery were working to remove the accumulated snow and ice to make the Srinagar International Airport operational today.

No flight operation could take place from the airport yesterday as the Srinagar-Jammu Highway also remained closed.

 After several days of dense smog and hazardous pollution levels, Delhi-NCR saw a noticeable improvement in air quality on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) slipping to the 'poor' category at 264. The improvement followed the season's first spell of rain on Friday, which brought much-needed respite from persistently high pollution levels across the region.

Library of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh celebrated the festival of Basant Panchmi. The celebration started with Saraswati Pooja. Blessings were sought from the Goddess of knowledge for pursuing the path of intellectualism.

In a harrowing incident highlighting the persistent threat of Maoist activities in Chhattisgarh's conflict zones, a 30-year-old man sustained severe injuries after triggering a pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Maoists in the remote Lankapalli forest area of Bijapur district on Friday.

The victim, identified as Raju Modiyami, stepped on the hidden explosive while navigating the dense woodland, possibly while gathering forest produce or travelling through the area, police officials said.

The blast was intense, completely shattering his right heel and causing critical trauma to his lower limb.

Weather conditions changed across Rajasthan over the last 24 hours as rainfall accompanied by lightning, thunder and strong winds was reported at several places in the state. The highest rainfall of 13.0 mm was recorded in Pushkar (Ajmer).

Light to moderate fog was also observed in parts of the state.

Several schools in Ahmedabad were placed on high alert on Thursday, January 23, after bomb threats were received through emails sent from an unidentified source. The threats, which targeted educational institutions across different parts of the city, prompted immediate action from law enforcement agencies.

According to police officials, the threatening emails named St Xavier’s School in Memnagar, Calorex School in Ghatlodia, DPS School in Bopal, Swayam School in Vastrapur, three branches of Sant Kabir School, Mahatma Gandhi International School in Mithakali, Geneva Liberal School on SP Ring Road, Army School in Shahibaug, JD High School in Naroda, Red Bricks School in Satellite, Vidyanagar School in Usmanpura, Kendriya Vidyalaya in Shahibaug, and Apple Global School.