<span style="color: #222222;">Biting cold wave persists in Rajasthan as the mercury continued its downward trend. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Shekhawati and North-western districts are the worst affected due to severe cold wave conditions. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Fatehpur of Sikar district recorded a minimum temperature of minus three degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that the minimum temperature has reached below 3 degrees Celsius at many places of the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Churu and Sikar also recorded a minimum temperature below the freezing point. Road and rail traffic has been affected at many places due to dense fog. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Due to light snowfall in many places, there is a risk of damage to crops. According to the Met Department, the people of the state are yet to get relief from the severe cold and most parts of the state are expected to be in the grip of cold wave till Sunday. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The department also forecast of dense fog in Churu, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bikaner and Nagaur.</span><br />''