by kritika tiwaryranchi the state education department on tuesday extended winter vacation in both government and private primary schools across the state till january 8 due to cold conditions a notification issued by the state department of school education and literacy said the primary classes classes i to v in both government and private schools shall remain closed till january 8 during this time the teachers will attend school to enter data online to update all student records the notification readdistrict education officer akash pandey said with the onset of a cold wave in the first week of january the decision has been taken for the primary students on january 9 the schools will reopen and regular classes will resumethe indian metrological department reports that the states weather has remained dry for the past 24 hours in many areas of the state there was moderate to moderately dense fog tuesday saw maximum temperature of 254 degrees celsius in chaibasa while the lowest minimum temperature of 103 degrees celsius in daltonganj there will be fog or mist in the morning followed by a partly cloudy sky and dry weather ranchi will experience minimum temperature between 12 degrees celsius and 8 degrees celsius in the next four days palamu chatra garhwa and latehar may record lowest temperature between 9 degrees celsius and 6 degrees celsius