Local roundup: Srinagar shivers on Sunday, Indian cuisines ranked fifth and short local relevant news stories for you

In the Local roundup, we have got some important news along with events and short local relevant news stories for you that took place in India. Read about them all here!

Our local roundup is an accumulation of some important and more short local relevant news stories for you that take place in India. Check out what you may have missed out on over the past few days!

Srinagar shivers as the city records the lowest night of the season

As the temperature dipped down to 5 degrees below the freezing point, Srinagar city shivered on Sunday night. According to a few officials, the minimum temperature in Srinagar went down to minus 5.8 degrees celsius making the whole city observe the coldest night of this season so far. Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees.

Indian cuisine ranked fifth in the list of best cuisines

According to a recent report released by Taste Atlas, Indian cuisines have been ranked the fifth position in the list of best cuisines. While Italy has taken the first position, Greece and Spain have followed it. While the report has sparked a new row of controversy, the company has cleared that the ranking has been done on the votes of audiences.

Artist Sudarshan Patnaik creates a giant Santa on Christmas

The popular sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik won the hearts of people yet again by creating a giant Santa on Gopalpur beach. In a unique attempt, the artist used around 1,500 kg of tomatoes to create a 27-foot-high, 60-foot-long and 45-foot-wide Santa on the occasion. Patnaik completed the installation around 2 days along with 15 of her students.

Pan not linked with Aadhar to become inactive

Pan cards not linked with Aadhar cards will become inactive from March 31, as per the recent announcement by the Income Tax Department. Moreover, taxpayers will also have to pay late fees of Rs 500 after that.

RT-PCR mandatory for passengers arriving in India from China and four other countries

Amid a spur in the cases of Coronavirus, RT-PCR tests have been made compulsory for passengers arriving from the countries like China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in these countries for the last month. However, health experts in India have mentioned that there need not be panic and the fear of lockdowns in India.

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