SRINAGAR, Jan. 10 -- Temperatures dipped further across the Kashmir Valley, with Shopian recording a low of minus 8.2 degrees Celsius, and clear skies leading to the freezing of parts of the Dal Lake and other water bodies during the ongoing 'Chilla-i-Kalan', officials said. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.7 degrees Celsius on Friday night, up from the previous night's minus 6.0 degrees Celsius, which was the coldest in the city so far this season, they said. The minimum temperature in the city was 3.8 degrees below the seasonal average.
The bone-chilling cold conditions led to the freezing of the parts of several water bodies, including the interiors of the Dal Lake here.
In south Kashmir, Shopian town was the coldest ...