SHIMLA, Nov 13: The cold wave sweeping through hills and valleys of Himachal further tightened its grip as Tabo in tribal Lahaul and Spiti experienced the coldest night of the season with a low of minus 7.4 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures dropped by a few notches across regions. The high altitude tribal areas and mountain passes reeled under piercing cold wave conditions with mercury staying six to 10 degrees below freezing point while Keylong, Kukumseri and Kalpa recorded minimum temperatures at minus 3.3 degrees, minus 3.1 degrees and minus 0.4 degrees respectively, Shimla Met office said on Thursday. Water pipes froze at many places in the higher reaches and high altitude tribal areas, and people were forced to wear heavy woollens to beat the cold, especially during the

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