Cold wave grips Kashmir Valley

SRINAGAR, (PTK): A severe cold wave triggered by the bone chilling night temperature continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region on Saturday, the Met Office said.

There was no relief from the intense cold in the valley and the Ladakh region as the temperature dropped several notches below the freezing point.

An official of the Met department said the minimum temperature was minus 7.2 degree Celsius in Srinagar.

In Pahalgam, the temperature was minus 8.3 degree Celsius while it was minus 7 degree Celsius in Gulmarg.