Kasargod District Registrar General Found Dead in Hotel Room
Kasargod: The District Registrar General of Kasargod E Muhammad Ashraf (55), was on Monday, discovered dead in a hotel room. Originally hailing from Malappuram, Ashraf was the district registration officer of Kasaragod.
According to reports, Ashraf had booked a room at a hotel on the outskirts of the city on July 19. He had been serving as the district officer of the registration department for approximately one and a half years and was known to occasionally stay at the hotel in Nullipady.
On Sunday night, before retiring for the evening, Ashraf instructed the hotel receptionist to wake him up in the morning. However, when the hotel staff attempted to reach him in the morning, their calls went unanswered.
Alarmed by the lack of response, the hotel staff checked on Ashraf and found him lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. Local authorities were immediately alerted, and he was rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
Despite their efforts, Ashraf could not be revived. His body has been transferred to the Kasaragod General Hospital mortuary for further investigation.
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Rajasthan continues to reel under intense cold wave
Jaipur (PTI): Rajasthan continued to reel under an intense cold wave as icy northwesterly winds swept across large parts of the state.
Fatehpur in the Sikar district remained the coldest place in the state on Wednesday night at 1.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Nagaur at 1.9 degrees.
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Lunkaransar in Bikaner recorded 3.5 degrees Celsius. Dausa recorded a minimum of 4.4 degrees, Churu 4.9 degrees and Alwar 5 degrees Celsius, according to the Met department. Vanasthali in Tonk recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, while Pali and Jhunjhunu stood at 5.7 degrees each. Pilani recorded 5.8 degrees and Ajmer 6.5 degrees Celsius.
In Jaipur, chilly winds pushed the temperature down to 8.8 degrees Celsius, while Jaisalmer recorded 10.9 degrees and Pratapgarh 12.4 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, tea stalls did brisk business while bonfires were seen at several public places on Wednesday night and Thursday morning as residents struggled to cope with the chill.
The Met department said cold wave conditions are likely to continue, with night temperatures expected to remain below normal at several places over the next few days.
