Season's first snowfall drapes Rajouri's Pir Panjal Range
News | October 27, 2020 16:27 ISTRajouri's Pir Panjal Range received season's first snowfall on October 27.
Rajouri's Pir Panjal Range received season's first snowfall on October 27.
Gulmarg and other places in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Sunday, causing the mercury to drop across the valley, officials said.
What appeared like a chocolate lover's loveliest dream, a Swiss town just witnessed actual chocolate snowfall. Residents of Olten, Switzerland were mesmerized and shocked when it began snowing flakes of chocolate on Friday.
The Srinagar-Sonamarg-Leh highway has been closed for the vehicular traffic after the area received fresh snowfall at the Zojila pass in the Kashmir Valley, officials said on Friday.
The IMD on Saturday predicted that while a large part of the country may receive light to moderate rainfall in the next 24 hours, ending 1 p.m. on Sunday, the week ahead will be dry for the country barring the Western Himalayan region.
High altitudes of Kullu received fresh snowfall on March 06. Meanwhile, Lahaul-Spiti was seen covered in thick blanket of snow following fresh spell of snow.
Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh is covered in thick blanket of snow.
An army soldier posted in Kashmir missed his wedding on Thursday as he was stuck after heavy snowfall in the valley. The wedding ceremonies of Suneel had started in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Tehri, Pauri, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts even as hail may occur at some places especially in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Tehri, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts, the Met department has said.
Neelum valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is reported to be the worst hit as avalanches continued to damage hundreds of building in the area, killing 66 people.
At least 10 people, including three women and three children, were killed in separate incidents after the roof of the houses caved in due to heavy snowfall in Balochistan.
Many parts of Himachal including Kufri and Manali continued to reel under biting cold at sub-zero temperatures with the lowest in the state recorded in Lahaul and Spiti district's administrative centre Keylong at minus 14.3 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Centre Shimla Director Manmohan Singh
Fresh snowfall has resulted in a rise in temperature in the Kashmir Valley. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius last night. Over 600 vehicles were stranded as fresh snowfall and landslides triggered by rains closed the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday, officials said.
Delhi received light rains Monday evening after a warm day and more showers are expected in the 24 hours.
Indiatvnews.com takes a look at the photos from the protests across India following the violence in JNU. In today's postcards from India, we also have photos from the marigold flower field in Agartala to Srinagar blanketed in fresh snow. See pics.
Brace yourself: The snow’s not done yet. Himachal Pradesh experienced dry and cold weather on Wednesday with a number of places of tourist attraction in the state shivering at sub-zero temperatures. The minimum temperature was one to two notches below normal while the maximum hovered three to four degrees below normal since Tuesday. It has predicted snow and rainfall in many places of middle, high hills of the state and thundershowers in the plains till the next seven days.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), most places in the state are likely to receive rainfall or snowfall on January 1 and 2.
Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season with temperature dropping down to minus 5.6 degrees. The hill resort of Gulmarg was at minus 9.6 degrees while Pahalgam recorded a night temperature of minus 12 degrees.
Delhi-NCR and north India have begun to face foggy mornings affecting public transport services.
Fresh spell of snowfall on Friday in Kashmir has forced diversion of two Srinagar-bound flights, officials of the Airport Authority of India said here. "Two Srinagar-bound flights have been diverted so far due to snowfall. If the weather continues to remain like this, the operations will have to be suspended for the rest of the day," the officials said.
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