Patna, Jan 13 (IANS) In view of the prevailing cold wave conditions in Bihar, the Patna district administration has taken a significant decision regarding school operations once again. Patna District Magistrate Tyagarajan S.M. has ordered the closure of all government and private schools for children below Class 1 until January 16.According to the order, students in Play School, Nursery, LKG, and UKG will not be required to attend classes during this period.However, classes from Class 1 onwards …
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Jaipur, Jan 12 (IANS) In view of the intense cold wave sweeping across Rajasthan, district administrations have extended holidays and altered timings for schools in several parts of the state. The state continues to witness a significant drop in temperature, with severe cold and dense fog affecting daily life. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red, orange and yellow alerts for cold wave conditions in 11 districts. According to IMD, relief is expected only after January 14–15…
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Cold conditions continued unabated in West Bengal on Tuesday, with Kolkata recording the coldest day in past 13 years. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature in the city dropped to 10.2 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees below normal. The maximum temperature in Kolkata on Monday was 18.4 degrees Celsius, which is 6.7 degrees below normal.This sharp drop in minimum temperature, coupled with the free flow of northerly winds, resulted in bone-chilling cold in Kolkata and across the sta…
Bhopal/Chhatarpur, Jan 5 (IANS) An intense cold wave has tightened its hold over the entire Bundelkhand region, affecting districts in both Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Dense fog and biting northerly winds have made daily life difficult for residents, while low visibility has disrupted road and rail traffic. As many as nineteen district administrations have declared holidays in schools, while the rest of the districts have changed the timing of opening.The Chhatarpur local admi…
Jaipur, Dec 24 (IANS) A cold wave has gripped parts of Rajasthan as winter conditions intensified following the reactivation of a Western Disturbance. Temperatures dropped sharply across several districts, with icy winds causing severe chill, especially during the night and early morning hours.After nearly a week of dry weather, snowfall in the Himalayan foothills and a shift in wind patterns have brought freezing winds to the desert plains. In many areas, night temperatures fell by as much as 7…
Hyderabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Telangana remained under the grip of cold wave conditions with some places recording the minimum temperature in single digits on Monday.Kohir in Sangareddy district was the coldest place with a minimum of 5 degrees Celsius. Reddy Palle in Moinabad mandal of Ranga Reddy district was the second coldest place with a minimum temperature of 6.9 degrees Celsius.Out of 33 districts, 17 recorded the lowest temperature of less than 10 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature in Si…
Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) The state capital witnessed a drop in minimum temperature for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, as the absence of sunshine throughout the previous day intensified the cold conditions. The Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold day warning for Patna.According to the IMD, dense fog is likely during the morning hours in Patna, which may partially clear as the day progresses, though cloudy conditions are expected to persist.On Monday morning, moderate fog enveloped…