Srinagar Snowfall News Today

Vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway stopped due to shooting stones at several places between Ramban and Banihal.

Weather News Updates: Get the latest updates as Delhi NCR experiences light rains with a dip in temperature, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu report rain news, and Himachal witnesses its first snowfall in Srinagar.

Health resorts and the higher reaches of Kashmir have received snowfall, signaling the early arrival of winter in the valley. As cold winds have swept across the region, the temperature has fallen several degrees below normal.

The Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir announced that the fresh dates for the deferred examinations will be notified separately later.

Gulmarg, Sonamarg, other reaches of J&K receive heavy snowfall; rains lash Srinagar

Fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley has disrupted normal life and services as well as affected air traffic, road connectivity and electricity.

The air traffic to and from Srinagar was heavily affected due to continuous snowfall in the Valley, with all flights being cancelled due to low visibility.

Life was thrown out of gear in Kashmir as most areas received snowfall - the season's first heavy fall in the plains - disrupting flight and railway operations and leading to the closure of the vital Srinagar-Jammu highway, officials said.

As the cold wave conditions continue to grip the Kashmir Valley, the minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, a drop of half-a-degree from the previous night.

Light to moderate rains occurred in areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan on Saturday. Meanwhile, heavy snowfall occurred in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.