Srinagar, Dec. 8 -- The night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said on Sunday.

Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, they said.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, a rise of 3.2 degrees compared to the previous night, the officials said.

The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus 1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at minus 0.8 degrees Celsius in north Kashmir's Kupwara, and 1.1 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir's Kokernag, the officials said.

Gulmarg lodged minus 1.6 degrees Celsius and Pulwama tow...