Kashmir witnesses season’s first snowfall

Kashmir has witnessed the season’s first snowfall, as a result, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic.

Several flights to and fro Srinagar airport were cancelled, sources said.

The Mughal Road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri was closed as a precautionary measure after snowfall in high altitude areas of the Pir Panjal mountains.

Telephone services have come to a standstill due to heavy snowfall.

In Himachal, Rohtang Pass and its nearby places at Gulaba and Solang valley in Kullu district also received fresh snowfall.