Patiala, Jan. 14 -- Punjab continued to reel under intense cold conditions on Tuesday, with Ballowal Saunkhri in SBS Nagar recording 0 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperatures plunged to single digits across several parts of the state.

Bathinda recorded 1.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Faridkot at 2 degrees Celsius and Rupnagar at 2.4 degrees Celsius. Border district of Gurdaspur recorded minimum temperature of 2.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Hoshiarpur at 2.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

"As compared to yesterday, today there is a fall of 0.1degC in the average minimum temperature. However, it is below normal by 2.5degC in the state. The lowest minimum temperature in the state has been rec...