India

The coldest place in the state was Lahaul-Spiti's administrative centre Keylong which settled at minus 13.8 degrees Celsius, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.

Eight people have already been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the violence at Jaffrabad and Seelampur during protests against the new citizenship law and three FIRs have been registered.

Around 200 members of the community, mostly students and working professionals, held a peaceful protest outside the Sambhaji Garden on JM Road in Pune.

Two FIRs were registered in connection with the case on Tuesday and six people were arrested on Wednesday, police said.

In India, the Nagapattinam district where her village is located was the worst-affected area with more than 6,000 deaths, mostly from fishing families residing just metres from the seashore.

In the days following the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in August, China had formally asked for closed consultations in the Security Council to discuss India's move to revoke the special status of Kashmir.

Earlier, 26 people, including eight students, arrested in connection with the violence at the varsity and surrounding areas have been released on personal bonds.

Police said demonstrators pelted stones at police personnel who fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

The MANUUTA condemned the police action against democratic protests by students in JMI, AMU and other campuses over Citizenship Amendment Act, and were also joined by the non-teaching staff and officials association in the march.

The officials also said that 10 persons with criminal background have been detained in connection with the protests and more anti-social elements are being tracked.

In Rajouri, an Army jawan was killed as a fierce gunfight broke out between Indian troops and suspected infiltrators aided by Pakistani forces.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee noted that people may have given strong majorities to different parties since 1952 but over 50 per cent of them have never voted for one party.

The father of one of students said his son was not part of the protest but was passing by when he was hit by a 'pellet' on toe, while the Delhi police denied firing during the clashes, adding injuries could be due to sharp ends of tear gas shells.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said in the state legislature that the employees would work for the state government's transport department, and that Rs 3,600 crore would be spent on their salaries.

As they vowed to uphold India's secular values, the protesters lit candles at the venue, and raised slogans against Delhi Police and 'dictatorial' attitude of the government.

Amnesty International India said the allegations that the police brutally beat up and sexually harassed Jamia students must be investigated and those responsible prosecuted.