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SRINAGAR: There was slight respite from intense cold conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperature rose across the valley and Ladakh region on Saturday night, even as the mercury continued to remain several degrees below the freezing point. Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius last night, they said. The night temperature across the valley and Ladakh region increased on Saturday night, providing slight respite to citizens from the intense cold wave-like conditions, MET Officials said.Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius last night a degree up from the previous night, the officials said. They said Qazigund the gateway town to the valley - in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius last night. The officials said Leh recorded a low of minus 14.3 degrees Celsius on Saturday night up from minus 15.8 degrees Celsius the previous night which was the coldest night of the season in the frontier town.The nearby Kargil recorded a low of minus 14.5 degrees Celsius, they added..