Srinagar, Nov 7: With the minimum temperature dropping to 0.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of the season so far, while the mercury fell below the freezing point in Gulmarg and Pahalgam hill stations.

The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said, “Gulmarg recorded minus 2.6 and Pahalgam minus 3 as the minimum temperature today. Due to the recent snowfall in the mountains surrounding the Valley and a clear night sky is expected for the next 10 days, the night temperatures are expected to drop further in Kashmir.”

Due to the drop in temperatures, people have taken to woollens and the Kangri, a traditional Kashmiri earthen pot encased in wicker and filled with hot embers.

Winter dresses like the tweed overgarment called the ‘P

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