Foggy weather: Northern Railways cancels 22 trains due to low visibility

As fog has started engulfing the northern region, resulting in poor visibility during early morning and late night hours, the Northern Railways authorities have announced the cancellation of 22 trains running between various stations of the Ferozepur division.
Besides, the authorities have also reduced the frequency of some trains.
The Chandigarh- Amritsar-Chandigarh Superfast Express (12241/12242), which runs seven days a week, will not run from December 16 till January 1.

Similarly another daily running train Dibrugarh (Assam)–Amritsar Express (15211) will remain cancelled on December 18 and 25, January 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 while Amritsar–Dibrugarh Express (15212) will be cancelled on December 20 and 27, January 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
The Jammu Tawi–Haridwar Express (14606) will not run on December 22 and 29, January 5, 12, 19 and 26 while the Haridwar–Jammu Tawi Express (14605) will be cancelled on December 23 and 30, January 6, 13, 20 and 27.
The Jayanagar–Amritsar-Jayanagar Express (14673/14674) will be cancelled from December 17 to February 3.
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Mumbai man who made 9 calls threatening Mukesh Ambani is a 56-yr-old jeweller
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6 cops suspended for providing special treatment to ex-MP and convict Anand Mohan
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Shivneri buses to Pune from Thane and Borivali to be replaced with low-cost Shivai
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Only 20% FYJC aspirants confirm admission in four days, deadline on Wednesday
Mumbai: Blame it on the long weekend and travel plans or students refusing to alter their college preference, just 20% first-year junior college (FYJC) aspirants from the second merit list have confirmed admissions until Monday. College principals have attributed this low admission acceptance to students travelling during the long weekend. The second merit list was released by the office of the deputy director of education (DyDE) on August 12, where 69,691 students were allotted seats.
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Man strangulates wife over petty issue, flees
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