Cold claims six lives in North; barring
Delhi region shivers New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Unabated cold wave claimed
six lives in Northern plains and temperature in Jammu and Kashmir and
Himachal Pradesh hovered around freezing point throwing normal life out
of gear. The mercury in Leh, in the frontier region of Ladakh, was
recorded at a low of minus 13.6 degrees Celsius while Kargil town
recorded minus 12.8 deg C. Six persons were killed in different parts
of Uttar Pradesh during the last 24 hours. However, people of the
national capital were relieved as the minimum temperature settled two
notches above normal at 9 degree Celsius. The maximum temperature also
rose by 1.2 deg C from yesterday's 16.5 deg C. The day temperature was
recorded at 17.7 deg C which was three notches below normal. Kashmir
Valley and Ladakh division were worst hit by the cold as the mercury in
most parts stayed below freezing point. Srinagar recorded a low of 1
deg C, slightly lower than previous night's minimum of 1.5 deg C, MeT
Department said. Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir saw the mercury
plunging by four degrees to settle at a low of minus 10.4 deg C last
night. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.8 deg C last night as compared
to minus 7.6 deg C previous night. The mercury in Leh, in the frontier
region of Ladakh, dipped slightly to settle at a low of minus 13.6 deg C
as compared to the previous night's minus 12.8 deg C. Nearby Kargil
town recorded a low of minus 12.8 deg C as against the previous night's
minus 13.0 deg C. In most parts of UP, cold wave and fog continued to
affect normal life. The cold claimed lives of three persons in Bhadohi
district, sources said. Another three persons were today killed in
Firozabad district when a motorcycle was hit by a truck due to fog.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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