Kashmir Snow Fall

Higher reaches of Kashmir on Monday received the season's first snowfall while plains were lashed by rains, ending a month-long dry spell in the valley, officials said.

A very heavy snowfall disrupted normal life and services across Kashmir valley. The continuous snow falling has cut off the region. No flight could land or take off from Srinagar airport for the last three days.

Snowfall update: Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir brought brought cheer to tourists but also blocked roads in upper Shimla on Monday. The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh are witnessing heavy snowfall. It was a complete whiteout in Shimla, where snow-clearing operation is underway, the police said.

Leh in Ladakh shivered at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while temperature in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir showed a rise after falling several degrees below season's average, weather officials said.

A man died after he slipped from the roof of his house while clearing snow in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir today, an official said.

Higher reaches of Kashmir on Monday received the season's first snowfall while plains were lashed by rains, ending a month-long dry spell in the valley, officials said.

A very heavy snowfall disrupted normal life and services across Kashmir valley. The continuous snow falling has cut off the region. No flight could land or take off from Srinagar airport for the last three days.

Snowfall update: Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir brought brought cheer to tourists but also blocked roads in upper Shimla on Monday. The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh are witnessing heavy snowfall. It was a complete whiteout in Shimla, where snow-clearing operation is underway, the police said.

Leh in Ladakh shivered at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while temperature in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir showed a rise after falling several degrees below season's average, weather officials said.

A man died after he slipped from the roof of his house while clearing snow in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir today, an official said.