A Pakistani intruder was arrested near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday.

The officials said the intruder from the Pakistan side was apprehended by the Army near the LoC on Wednesday.

The intruder was identified as 18-year-old Mohd Sadiq.

"He was trying to sneak into the Indian side of the LoC when he was caught in Noorkote village near the border fence in Poonch," said the officials.

“He was not carrying any weapon or incriminating material. He is being questioned about his motive to cross the LoC. It appears he might have crossed the LoC inadvertently,” the officials said.

Five-year-old Aryan, who fell into a 150-foot-deep borewell in Kalikhad village, Dausa district, Rajasthan, on December 9, succumbed despite a 56-hour-long rescue operation.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local authorities worked tirelessly to save him, but he could not survive, the medical officials announced late on Wednesday night.

Aryan fell into the borewell around 3 p.m. on Saturday, just 100 feet from his house and in front of his mother. Rescue teams arrived swiftly and initiated efforts to save him. However, after being pulled out late Wednesday night, Aryan was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

An accident involving the convoy of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma occurred at the Akshaya Patra crossing in Jagatpura, Jaipur, which left seven people, including five police officers injured.

The incident took place when a car travelling on the opposite side collided with two vehicles in the Chief Minister's convoy.

The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) officials told IANS that the rashly driven car coming from the opposite side collided into a Bolero which was part of the Chief Minister's convoy.

It slightly hit another vehicle too, they added.

A car in Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy overturned on Wednesday, leaving five police officers injured.

The accident took place at the Akshaya Patra intersection in Jagatpura, Jaipur.

After the accident, CM Sharma got down from his car and took the injured policemen to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, from where they were referred to Jeevan Rekha Hospital, said sources.

According to official information, the convoy left the Chief Minister's residence at 3 p.m.

Days after thieves stole approximately 140 metres of cable from the Delhi Metro Blue Line between Kirti Nagar and Moti Nagar, causing significant disruptions, the Delhi Police successfully apprehended three individuals involved in the crime. Some parts of the stolen cable have been recovered, police said here on Wednesday.

Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police, Vijay Singh, at a press conference, revealed that around 60 CCTV cameras near the crime scene were scanned and analysed.

“The footage showed a Tata Ace vehicle and an auto-rickshaw in the vicinity. Following this lead, the police traced the vehicles to Mustafabad. By examining an additional 500 CCTV cameras along the route from Kirti Nagar to Mustafabad and questioning the Tata Ace driver, the police identified the first accused, Shahrukh, and arrested him,” he said.

Distressed over financial losses and debt burden, three members of a family in Telangana's Mancherial district died by consuming pesticide while the fourth was battling for life.

The family resorted to the extreme step at their residence at Kasipet village in Thandur mandal of Mancherial district in the early hours of Tuesday. Three of them succumbed at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Hospital in Warangal on Wednesday.

Samudrala Mondia (60), his wife Sridevi (50), daughter Chitti (30) and son Shiva Prasad (26) consumed pesticides in a suicide pact at their residence.

Hearing screams the neighbours alerted Emergency Health Service 108. The family was shifted to the government hospital at Bellampalli and from there to Mancherial. As their condition turned critical, they were later taken to MGM Hospital in Warangal.

Cold wave continued to sweep across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday as Srinagar city recorded minus 3 degrees Celsius minimum temperature.

Since morning, fresh snowfall has started in the Zojila Pass axis of the Srinagar- Leh highway. Traffic on the highway has been suspended for the day.

Meteorological Department officials said the minimum temperature was minus 3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city while it was minus 6 and minus 1.8 in Gulmarg and Pahalgam respectively.

Jammu city had 5, Katra 5.9, Batote 1.5, Banihal minus 2.1 and Bhaderwah minus 2.6 as the minimum temperature.

The Meteorological Department has forecast cold, dry weather in J&K till December 24. During this period, the cold is expected to intensify further.

People in Srinagar city and elsewhere were again seen struggling with water taps in the morning to de-freeze these.

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has issued a public advisory urging residents near the forest in Valparai, Coimbatore district, to avoid venturing out at night due to the increasing threat posed by wild elephants straying into human habitats.

Forest officials are patrolling the area after three elephants, separated from a 17-member herd, raided human settlements in Valparai on Monday, injuring several people.

Four individuals sustained fractures to their hands and legs in the attacks and have been admitted to a government hospital.

This incident follows the death of 18-year-old S. Mukesh a few months ago. Mukesh, a resident of Puthukad near Valparai, was fatally attacked by a wild elephant while travelling on a two-wheeler through an estate road on his way to the Sholayar Dam.

At least seven people lost their lives in a major road accident near Jaitpur village on the Bareilly-Mathura road in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday.

A collision between a container truck and a passenger vehicle, commonly referred to as a 'Magic,' resulted in the fatalities. Several others sustained injuries and were rushed to nearby hospitals, officials said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives and extended condolences to the bereaved families. He directed district authorities to ensure proper treatment for the injured and wished them a speedy recovery. He has also announced compensation for the families of those killed in the accident.

Police said, “The accident occurred on the Mathura-Kasganj highway in the Kotwali Hathras Junction area. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the Magic vehicle, traveling at high speed from Hathras, collided head-on with a tanker coming from Sikandrarao. Both vehicles overturned due to the impact.”

Intense cold gripped Kashmir Valley as Srinagar city recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said the minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest so far this season.

Gulmarg recorded minus 9 and Pahalgam minus 8.6 as the minimum temperature.

A pristine blanket of white snow has brought Gulmarg to life as tourists are thrilled to witness such bountiful snowfall during their visit to this meadow of flowers.

Jammu City had 5.4, Katra 5.6, Batote 1, Banihal minus 2.2 and Bhaderwah minus 3.4 as the minimum temperature.

Water taps in Srinagar city and other cities and towns of the Valley froze as people were seen lighting small fires around these to de-freeze them in the morning.