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Shortly after its issuance, the Delhi government reversed a directive concerning the extension of winter vacation in schools across the national capital..
In the previous order, the Delhi government had extended the winter break until January 10 for all government-aided and unaided recognised private schools in the national capital territory (NCT) citing 'extreme cold waves and IMD's yellow alert'..
On January 6, Delhi experienced another day under overcast and foggy conditions, with the daytime peak temperature reaching only 15.2 degrees Celsius and the early morning low settling at 8.9 degrees..
Meanwhile, certain parts of Delhi, East Rajasthan, northwest Rajasthan, Haryana, and isolated pockets over Punjab experienced cold to severe cold days due to the prolonged absence of sunlight..
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cold wave and fog warning for western Uttar Pradesh, encompassing Gautam Buddh Nagar..
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