SRINAGAR, Dec. 25 -- Cold conditions returned to Kashmir after a brief respite, with minimum temperatures dropping several degrees to settle below the freezing point owing to clear night skies, officials said on Thursday. Earlier this week, the cold conditions eased in Kashmir due to overcast night skies after snowfall and rain.
That changed on Wednesday night, with weather stations across Kashmir recording sub-zero temperatures.
Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius, a drop of 5 notches from 3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, the officials said.
Central Kashmir's tourist resort of Sonamarg was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with a low of minus 7.3 degrees Celsius.
The resort, along with other hig...