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Cold conditions persist in Kashmir, Sonamarg coldest place

Cold conditions persist in Kashmir, Sonamarg coldest place
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SRINAGAR, Jan 7 (PTI): Kashmir Valley was in the grip of a cold wave with most parts of the region recording sub-zero night temperatures, officials said on Wednesday.

The tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as it shivered at a low of minus 10.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, the officials said.

The night temperature in Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district improved by a degree to settle at a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, they said.