<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Intense cold wave and fog continue to disrupt normal life in northern parts of the country. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast severe cold wave conditions in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, north Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand will continue for few more days. People at several areas were huddling around bonfires to find respite from the prevailing cold wave and fog conditions in the national capital.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In Rajasthan, many districts are in the grip of fog and cold waves. Jobner in Jaipur district was the coldest place yesterday, where mercury was recorded at minus 1 degree. The temperature in hill station Mount Abu was minus 0.5 degrees. The mercury settled near the freezing point in Karauli, Sikar and Nagaur and remained below five degrees Celsius at other nine places.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, schools will remain closed for students up to class 8 till 31st of January in Patna due to cold wave conditions</span></p>