New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- Mercury dipped in most parts of north India on Sunday as bone-chilling cold swept Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.

The Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory continued to reel under sub-zero night temperatures with a layer of frost developing on roads, causing inconvenience to the people.

The night temperature continued to remain below the freezing point across Kashmir and Ladakh, a MeT official said.

Srinagar recorded the minimum temperature at minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, over a degree down from

Saturday's minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, he said.

Leh in Ladakh recorded a low of minus 16.3 degrees Celsius - down from minus 13.0 degrees Celsius the previous night. Kashmir witnessed a sunny day though, bringing so...