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IMD predicts dense fog conditions over Northern India for next 2 days

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted dense fog conditions in the isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during the next two days.

Dense fog affects visibility in capital, 13 Delhi-bound trains delayed

With a blanket of dense fog engulfing the national capital on Thursday morning leading to poor visibility, several Delhi-bound trains were delayed, informed the Northern Railway.According to the Northern Railway, 13 Delhi-bound trains are running late following a drop in visibility due to fog."About 13 trains running late for today, including Howrah-New Delhi Express, Puri-New Delhi Express, Gorakhpur-New Delhi Express, Mumbai-New Delhi Express, Kanpur -New Delhi Express," said CPRO, Northern Railways.As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius at 7 am today while the maximum is expected to touch 18 degrees Celsius.Moreover, the visibility in the Palam area of the national capital dropped to 50 metres today."Dense fog is being reported at 0830 hrs IST over Delhi (Palam 50m), Punjab (Amritsar 50m), Haryana (Karnal and Hissar 50m each), UP (Lucknow 50m), northwest MP (Gwalior 50m) Bihar(Patna and Gaya 50m), Sub .

9 flights cancelled as fog reduces visibility at Jammu airport for 2nd day

A dense fog cover enveloped the region for a second day, officials said

26 trains delayed, 11 cancelled due to dense fog

The status of the delayed and cancelled trains was last updated till 6 a.m. on Wednesday

7 trains cancelled, 85 delayed due to dense fog

As many as 45 trains were rescheduled

28 trains rescheduled, 8 cancelled as dense fog shrouds Delhi

The flight operations at IGI Airport, however, remained normal with no disruption due to fog, said a Delhi Airport spokesperson

Dense fog reduces visibility to below 50 m in Punjab, Haryana

Punjab's 553-km long international border was under the blanket of very thick fog with virtually zero visibility

3 days in a row: Bad weather in Delhi hits flight operations; many delayed

Several flights were affected at the airport here today, with many of them getting delayed and some being cancelled, as bad weather caused poor runway visibility conditions. Besides, there were diversions of two international flights. One Air India flight from Paris was diverted to Mumbai while an Oman Air flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur, airport officials said. Scores of flights were delayed on account of poor runway visibility while some were cancelled in the early morning hours. Most arrivals were unaffected, the officials added. Airport authorities implemented low visibility procedures. On Thursday, more than 100 flights were delayed due to dense fog in the morning apart from 16 cancellations for "other reasons". A total of more than 200 arrivals and departures of flights were affected on account of weather as well as "other reasons". The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, busiest in the country, handles around 1,100 movements per day.