Cold conditions abated in many parts of Punjab and Haryana today as minimum temperature rose and settled a few notches above normal in the region.
   Hisar in Haryana registered a low of 12.5 degrees Celsius, four degree above normal, while the minimum at Ambala settled at 8.8 deg C. The low at Karnal was 8.4 deg C. Bhiwani registered a low of 10.6 deg C, the MET said here.
   The mercury also rose above normal in Chandigarh and settled at 11.4 deg C.
   In Punjab, Amritsar registered a low of 11.9 deg C, five degrees above normal, while the minimum at Ludhiana settled at 8.4 deg C followed by Patiala at 8.5 deg C.