Srinagar, Dec. 4 -- The cold conditions intensified across Kashmir as the minimum temperature dropped further below the freezing point, and a thick layer of fog engulfed most parts of the valley, officials said on Wednesday.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, down from minus 2.5 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said.

A thick blanket of fog wrapped Srinagar and other places in the valley, especially around water bodies.

The Shopian town in south Kashmir was the coldest place in the valley with a minimum temperature of minus 5.9 degrees Celsius, according to officials.

The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, while the mercury settled at minus 4.1 ...