<p> The entire North India continued to remain in the grip of severe cold wave today, with 23 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the region.<br /><br />Delhi shivered at season's lowest of minimum 1.9 degrees, five notches below normal, while the maximum temperature plummeted by 9 degrees below normal to settle at 11.8 degrees.</p>.<p>According to Met forecast, the city is likely to wake up to a foggy morning tomorrow.<br />In Uttar Pradesh, 15 more persons died due to intense cold conditions, taking the toll in the state this winter to 155.<br /><br />According to officials, three people each died in Bijnor, Etah and Muzaffarnagar, two each in Lalitpur and Mirzapur and one each in Unnao and Chandauli districts.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar continued to remain the coldest place in the state, recording a low of 0.2 degrees, Met officials said.<br /><br />The maximum temperatures too remained below normal by six to 13 degrees in many <br />parts of the state even though the night temperature rose marginally in Varanasi and Allahabad divisions.<br /><br />The Met forecast says cold wave conditions will continue to prevail in the state during the next 48 hours, with thick fog cover likely to descend on the Eastern parts.<br /><br />At least six persons succumbed to the chill in Punjab and Haryana, where normal life remained affected due to biting cold and thick fog cover.<br /><br />While four persons died in Amritsar, one each succumbed in Hisar and Narnaul in Haryana, officials said.<br /><br />Hisar recorded an all-time low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, whereas Narnaul registered a low of zero degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.<br />Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. <br /><br />Bhiwani in Haryana registered a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius followed by 3.5 degrees Celsius at Ambala, three notches below normal.<br /><br />In Punjab, Ludhiana had a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal followed by 4.4 degrees Celsius at Amritsar.<br /><br />The Met office forecasts further drop in the mercury, with dense fog and misty conditions likely to prevail.<br /><br />Cold claimed two lives in Rajasthan's Bundi district, with the temperature in Churu dipping to minus 2.2 degrees.<br /><br />While the hill resort of Mount Abu recorded a minimum of zero degree for the second consecutive day, Pilani registered a low of 0.8 degree Celsius.<br /><br />There was no respite from shivering cold in other parts too where Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaipur and Chittorgarh recorded minimums of 0.8, 2.4, 3.2 and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.<br /><br />In Srinagar, the temperature continued to remain below freezing point to settle at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley with a low of minus 9.0 degrees.<br /><br />The tourist resort of Pahalgam, which also serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 8.0 degrees Celsius, about three degrees lower from yesterday's minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, a Met official said.<br /><br />In Himachal, mercury dropped further at many places to stay below freezing point.<br />Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 10.4 degree, followed by Kalpa in Kinnaur district with a minimum of minus 5 degrees, Met office said.<br /><br />Solan recorded a minimum of minus 3.5 degrees, Manali minus 3 degrees, Bhuntar minus 1 degree, Sundernagar minus 0.6 degree and Shimla 0.9 degree. </p>
<p> The entire North India continued to remain in the grip of severe cold wave today, with 23 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the region.<br /><br />Delhi shivered at season's lowest of minimum 1.9 degrees, five notches below normal, while the maximum temperature plummeted by 9 degrees below normal to settle at 11.8 degrees.</p>.<p>According to Met forecast, the city is likely to wake up to a foggy morning tomorrow.<br />In Uttar Pradesh, 15 more persons died due to intense cold conditions, taking the toll in the state this winter to 155.<br /><br />According to officials, three people each died in Bijnor, Etah and Muzaffarnagar, two each in Lalitpur and Mirzapur and one each in Unnao and Chandauli districts.<br /><br />Muzaffarnagar continued to remain the coldest place in the state, recording a low of 0.2 degrees, Met officials said.<br /><br />The maximum temperatures too remained below normal by six to 13 degrees in many <br />parts of the state even though the night temperature rose marginally in Varanasi and Allahabad divisions.<br /><br />The Met forecast says cold wave conditions will continue to prevail in the state during the next 48 hours, with thick fog cover likely to descend on the Eastern parts.<br /><br />At least six persons succumbed to the chill in Punjab and Haryana, where normal life remained affected due to biting cold and thick fog cover.<br /><br />While four persons died in Amritsar, one each succumbed in Hisar and Narnaul in Haryana, officials said.<br /><br />Hisar recorded an all-time low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, whereas Narnaul registered a low of zero degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.<br />Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. <br /><br />Bhiwani in Haryana registered a low of 1.6 degrees Celsius followed by 3.5 degrees Celsius at Ambala, three notches below normal.<br /><br />In Punjab, Ludhiana had a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal followed by 4.4 degrees Celsius at Amritsar.<br /><br />The Met office forecasts further drop in the mercury, with dense fog and misty conditions likely to prevail.<br /><br />Cold claimed two lives in Rajasthan's Bundi district, with the temperature in Churu dipping to minus 2.2 degrees.<br /><br />While the hill resort of Mount Abu recorded a minimum of zero degree for the second consecutive day, Pilani registered a low of 0.8 degree Celsius.<br /><br />There was no respite from shivering cold in other parts too where Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaipur and Chittorgarh recorded minimums of 0.8, 2.4, 3.2 and 4.2 degree Celsius respectively.<br /><br />In Srinagar, the temperature continued to remain below freezing point to settle at minus 4.6 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Famous skiing resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley with a low of minus 9.0 degrees.<br /><br />The tourist resort of Pahalgam, which also serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 8.0 degrees Celsius, about three degrees lower from yesterday's minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, a Met official said.<br /><br />In Himachal, mercury dropped further at many places to stay below freezing point.<br />Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 10.4 degree, followed by Kalpa in Kinnaur district with a minimum of minus 5 degrees, Met office said.<br /><br />Solan recorded a minimum of minus 3.5 degrees, Manali minus 3 degrees, Bhuntar minus 1 degree, Sundernagar minus 0.6 degree and Shimla 0.9 degree. </p>