In Uttar Pradesh, dense fog and cold waves continue. Eastern and Western Uttar Pradesh witnessed dense fog while light rain was recorded in some districts of the State in the last 24 hours.<br />''<br />''Given the severe cold in the State, the government has instructed officials of all the districts to open schools from 10 am. The order issued by Director of Education Mahendra Dev said that the timing of classes in the secondary schools of all the boards of the State should be from 10 am to 3 pm. However, due to the cold in many districts, holidays have already been declared in schools. On the other hand, the Meteorological Department has predicted that there will be a possibility of dense fog in many districts for the next two days.<br />