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    Delhi shivers! At 1.8 degrees national capital colder than Dalhousie, Nainital

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    ​Delhi minimum temperature

    Delhi recorded a cold wave for the second consecutive day on December 6, with the minimum temperature at Ayanagar in southwest Delhi plunging to a numbing 1.8 degrees Celsius.

    Reuters
    ​North India
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    ​North India

    Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan also continued to grapple with the cold conditions while there was some respite in Kashmir as the minimum temperature improved slightly even as the Valley braces for a possible wet weather spell from Saturday.

    ANI
    ​Colder than Dalhousie, Nainital
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    ​Colder than Dalhousie, Nainital

    The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of four degrees Celsius, which was lower than that of Dalhousie (8.7 degrees Celsius), Dharamsala (5.4 degrees), Shimla (6.2 degrees), Dehradun (4.4 degrees), Mussoorie (6.4 degrees) and Nainital (6.5 degrees).

    ​Road, rail and air traffic hit
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    ​Road, rail and air traffic hit

    A dense layer of fog persisted over northwest India, and adjoining central and eastern parts of the country, hitting road, rail and air traffic movement. Bad weather conditions delayed around 30 flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and at least 26 trains reaching Delhi.

    IANS
    Cold waves
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    Cold waves

    Delhi suffered cold waves as some areas recorded the lowest minimum temperature of the season.

    In a quilt
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    In a quilt

    A homeless man wrapped in a quilt sits along the roadside during a cold winter morning in New Delhi.

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