Night temperatures rose across much of the Kashmir Valley as the 40-day harsh winter period of Chillai Kalan concluded, bringing relief from intense cold. Several areas, including Srinagar, recorded minimum temperatures above freezing, while Sonamarg remained the coldest spot. The region now enters Chillai Khurd, with another western disturbance likely to bring fresh wet weather (PICS/PTI)

Congress leaders, including Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh, led the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ protest in Delhi against the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, opposing the replacement of MGNREGA, changes in funding structure, and removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name from the scheme. (Pics/PTI)