Intense cold conditions prevailed in most parts of north India. The 12 fresh casualties were reported from Uttar Pradesh which alone accounts for 337 cold related deaths. <br/><br/>Cold conditions worsened in Jammu and Kashmir as mercury dipped by a few notches because of clear skies.<br/><br/>Mercury rose marginally in Shimla though higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh reeled under sub-zero temperatures. <br/><br/>The cold wave continue to sweep across Punjab and Haryana. Narnol was the coldest place with the minimum of 2 degree Celsius.<br/><br/>Cold wave is still continuing in northern and western parts of Rajasthan. Our correspondent reports that Mount Abu was the coldest place at minus 2.4 degree Celsius in the state.<br/>