Bhubaneswar, Nov. 26 -- Bhubaneswar: Mercury continued to drop in Odisha with the minimum temperature plummeting below 15 degree Celsius in at least seven stations of the State on Thursday.

Sonepur became the coldest place in the state as the minimum temperature dipped to 12.6 degree, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar.

Similarly, the minimum temperature stood at 14.0 degree Celsius in Angul, 14.0 degree C in Phulbani, 14.3 degree C in Talcher, 14.4 degree C in Jharsuguda, 14.5 degree C in Baripada and 14.5 degree C in Bolangir.

The mercury dipped to 18.3 degree Celsius in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday , while in neighbouring Cuttack it was 16.6 degree Celsius, said the Met Centre.

On the other hand, the Meteorologi...