Srinagar, Jan. 26 -- There was some respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Tuesday as the minimum temperature surged at most places in the valley, officials said.

Srinagar city - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - recorded a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, up from minus 5.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said.

Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, recorded a minimum temperature of 2.8 degrees Celsius - up from minus 5.5 degree Celsius the previous night, they said.

The minimum temperature at the Gulmarg skiing resort, in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, settled at minus 11.5 degrees Celsius on Monday night.

Pahalgam tourist resort, which also serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yat...