Railways denies reports on free travel during Maha Kumbh
The Indian Railways has categorically denied reports circulating in certain media outlets that passengers will be allowed to travel free of cost during the Maha Kumbh mela.
It was a cold and foggy morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, the weather office said.
At least 13 trains were cancelled, 36 delayed and two rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India.
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The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 100 per cent and visibility stood at 400 metres.
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“The sky would remain clear in the day ahead,” an official of the India Meteorological Department said.
The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 25 degrees Celsius.
Friday’s minimum temperature recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature settled at 25.3 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average.
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