Srinagar, 09 January (H.S.): Parts of the Dal Lake in Srinagar were frozen on Friday as the city experienced the coldest night of the winter with the temperature settling several degrees below the freezing point across the Kashmir valley, officials said.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 6.0 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down from the minus 5.1 degrees Celsius on the previous night, they said.

Officials said it was the season’s coldest night in the city so far this season, and the minimum temperature was 4.1 degrees below the season’s normal.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar