Srinagar, Dec 12: Winter tightened its grip over Kashmir as the mercury crashed throughout the region.

Temperatures plunged across Kashmir and Ladakh, deepening a cold wave that left several regions far below freezing.

A biting cold wave is being witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, while night temperatures tumbled across the Valley, with several areas sliding deep below freezing.

According to data compiled by Kashmir Weather, Pulwama was the coldest inhabited place, recording minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Shopian at minus 5 degrees Celsius.

Srinagar logged a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, while its outskirts were even colder, with the Srinagar Airport area dipping to minus 4 degrees Celsius.

Qazigund recorded a temperature of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, and Kokernag recorded a

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