Minimum temperatures plunge in Punjab, Haryana; Bathinda coldest at 0.8 deg C
Chandigarh (PTI): A day after widespread rainfall in Punjab and Haryana, minimum temperatures plummeted on Saturday, with Bathinda being the coldest at 0.8 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.
Bathinda was the coldest in both states, recording five degrees below normal minimum temperature.
Earlier on January 12, the city had recorded a low of 0.6 degrees Celsius. In recent years, Bathinda had logged a minimum of minus 1 degree Celsius on January 17, 2023.
The minimum temperatures in the two states fell by up to five notches below normal limits on Saturday, officials said.
According to the Meteorological Department (MeT), Faridkot and Ferozepur in Punjab also reeled under intense cold, recording minimum temperatures of 1 degree and 1.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Amritsar recorded a low of 2.4 degrees, Ludhiana 4 degrees, Patiala 3.5 degrees, Gurdaspur 4.4 degrees, Hoshiarpur 2.5 degrees, and Mansa 3.9 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.3 degrees Celsius.
In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest place, logging a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius.
Ambala recorded a minimum of 6.2 degrees, Karnal 4 degrees, Narnaul 2.5 degrees, Rohtak 6 degrees, and Bhiwani registered a low of 3 degrees Celsius.
Ending a prolonged dry spell, the common capital of the two states had witnessed widespread rainfall on Friday, disrupting normal life in some areas, the MeT said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
