Srinagar, Aug 19: Weatherman has forecast isolated light rain and thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours even as the minimum temperature recorded a rise on Friday.
A meteorological department official here also predicted “fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in subsequent two days. He said that ‘isolated’ forecast means chances of rain are around 1 to 25% and for ‘scattered’ one, probability is around 26 to 50% while that of fairly widespread means prospect is 51 to 75%.
Regarding minimum temperature, he said that Srinagar recorded a low of 18.6°C against 19.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.2°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital, he said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 17.6°C against 16.4°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.1°C above normal there, he said.
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at 15.6°C against 13.7°C on the previous night and it was 3.4°C above normal for the south Kashmir resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of 17.8°C against 14.9°C the previous night and it was 2.7°C above normal for the place, he said.
World famous Gulmarg resort recorded a low of 11.2°C against 11.0°C on the previous night. It was 0.5°C below normal for the north Kashmir place.
Kupwara town saw a low of 16.2°C against 18.1°C on previous night and it was 0.6°C above normal for the place during this time of the season, the official said.
Jammu recorded a low of 26.4°C, same as on the previous night. It was 1.6°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said.
Banihal recorded a low of 20.7°C, Batote 19.6°C, Katra 23.8°C and Bhadarwah 19.3°C. (GNS)
[1:00 pm, 19/08/2022] +91 70064 40782: Burglars Loot 3 shops, house in Surankote Poonch
M S Nazki
Poonch, Aug 19 (GNS): Burglars targeted three shops and a house in Surankote area of Poonch last night and allegedly decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees.
Locals told GNS that theft occurred in three shops and a house near BDO office Surankote.
The shops, they said, include that of Abdul Ghani (sold and silver shop), Rohil Dutta (Mobile Shop)and Mohammad Latief (provisional store). A rented house belonging to Prevaiz Ahmad was also looted, they said.
The locals expressed resentment over alleged lack of action on part of the Police and urged the law enforcing agency to acted more “promptly then they do.”
SHO Surankote Rajveer Singh told GNS a team of police is on job. “FSL teams were also called to the spot and all technological aids are being utilized along with regular measures,” he added. (GNS)
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