The cold wave continues in most parts in northern India as dense fog affected rail, road and air communication in the region. Fourteen people died overnight, taking the toll this winter to 535.All the fresh deaths occurred in Uttar Pradesh where 506 people have died so far due to the chill this winter.<br/><br/>Dense fog during the night and early morning continued to disrupt normal life in North India. The days are, however, sunny at most of the places.<br/><br/>Despite the sun shine , there was no respite for train and air travelers in Delhi as the delays continued even today. As fog enveloped the city during the early morning hours, low visibility affected transport and 46 trains were rescheduled while 65 were cancelled or had short termination. The fog also disrupted operations at the IGI airport, throwing schedules of around 50 domestic and international flights out of gear. Our correspondent reports that huge crowd could be seen at the Railway stations and air-ports as passengers waited for their trains and flights. The Met office has predicted early morning fog for the coming days.<br/><br/>In Jammu and Kashmir, Leh continues to be the coldest place with minus twelve point eight degree Celsius minimum temperature. Kargil remains the second coldest place with minimum temperature of minus eight degree Celsius.<br/><br/>Met Department sources predict that rain or snow could occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir and minimum temperature will rise while maximum temperature will fall all over the state in the next 24 hours due to approaching of Western Disturbance .<br/><br/><br/>In Punjab, foggy weather conditions has led to attempts of smuggling of narcotics and fake Indian currency notes. AIR Jalandhar Correspondent quoting official sources says that five such attempts have been made in the current month so far and all the attempts have been thwarted by the Border Security Force.<br/>
News On AIR | January 24, 2010 8:22 PM
Overnight fog continues to affect normal life in North India