Three terrorists were killed in separate counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur and Kishtwar districts ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit. While the BJP praised the security forces, the National Conference reiterated its demand for statehood, and the Congress questioned the government’s claims of normalcy in the region

The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal for this time of the year, according to official data