celebrate christmas. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the united states and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold, bringing with it snow blizzards, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died, hundreds of thousands of american households and businesses are without electricity and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of 45 celsius. from washington, nomia iqbal reports. the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this the bomb cyclone has plunged more than half of this country into sub zero temperatures. from coast to coast it has brought blistering storms, blinding snow, power outages, and can turn boiling hot water into a snow in seconds. the western state of montana is bearing the brunt, temperatures here at the lowest of 50 degrees. residents have
Corporators across political parties raised their voice over irregularities in the advertisement policy followed at bus shelters, along with illegal hoardings, during the council meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. They alleged that the discrepancies dented the corporation's revenue.
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning to spend on costly suitcases for corporators and officials in its upcoming budget. Find out more about the budget and expenses in this article.