Chillai Kalan or Chillia Kalan is a period of 40-day harsh winter in Kashmir. It starts from December 21 and goes on till January 29. Night temperatures in the valley will remain below the freezing point and is expected to continue during the next 24 hours. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)
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Chillai Kalan affects the day-to-day life of the Kashmiris in the region. (HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)
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The residents of Kashmir and the district administrations across the Valley are bracing up for the bone chilling Chillai Kalan season.(HT Photo/Waseem Andrabi)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
