Srinagar, Jan. 12 -- Cold wave conditions in Kashmir intensified as minimum temperature settled several degrees below freezing point, officials said on Sunday.

The sub-zero temperature and clear skies resulted in the freezing of parts of the Dal Lake and other water-bodies.

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, slight up from the previous night's minus 5.7 degrees Celsius.

Srinagar had recorded its coldest night this season on Thursday when the minimum temperature dipped to minus 6 degrees Celsius.

South Kashmir Shopian town was the coldest place across the valley, as the minimum settled at minus 8.6 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam tourist resort registered a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius...