Srinagar, Jan. 8 -- Kashmir Valley remained 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.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, up several degrees from minus 4 degrees Celsius on Monday night, they said.

In south Kashmir's tourist resort of Pahalgam, the minimum settled at a low of...