Snow covers HP and Kashmir

HIMACHAL TOO FREEZING: Most parts of Himachal Pradesh, especially, the tribal belt and other higher reaches remained in the grip of severe cold wave with mercury staying below freezing point. The minimum temperature hovered around freezing point at Kalpa (minus 1 deg) and Manali (0.2 deg) while Bhuntar recorded a low of 3 deg, followed by Solan 4.6 deg, Sundernagar 5 deg, Palampur and Shimla 7 deg, Una 8 deg, Dharamsala 8.6 deg and Nahan 9.9 deg C.