Cold wave claims two lives in Jaipur

Cold wave has claimed the lives of two beggars in Rajasthan in last 24 hours, as the state continued to reel under cold conditions.
A 70-year-old man was found dead at New Gate in Chaura Rasta, while another 45-year-old was found lying dead in Bajri Mandi in Gopalpura area here yesterday due to cold weather, police said today.
The deceased were identified as beggars, who used to sleep out in the open even during winter, quoting residents, police added.
Dabok in Udaipur recorded the lowest temperature of 7.8 degree Celsius followed by Sikar 8, Mount Abu 8.4, and Jaipur 10.6 degree Celsius last night, a MeT official said.

There was dense fog in Bikaner district, which cleared around 9 am.
Elsewhere the minimum temperature varied between 11 and 15.1 degree Celsius including at Jodhpur, Pilani, Ajmer, Sawaimadhopur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Churu, the officer said.

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places in Rajasthan in next 24 hours, a forecast said.
Meanwhile, five passenger trains of North Western Railway were running late by about one hour to over 4 hrs due to fog in adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, its CPRO Tarun Jain said.
Howrah-Srigangangar train is running late by 4 hrs 25 mts, followed by Sealdah-Ajmer train by 3 hours, Allahabad-Jaipur train by 1 hour 30 mts, and Varanasi-Jodhpur by 1 hour 15 mts.