Widespread Rains Lash J&K, Gulmarg Receives Fresh Snowfall

Srinagar, Apr 28: Widespread rains lashed Kashmir valley and isolated places of Jammu region during the past 24 hours while upper reaches including ski resort of Gulmarg received a fresh snowfall on Friday, Meteorological Department said.

Ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir received 8.8 Cms of fresh snowfall overnight much to the delight of the tourists, the MeT office said.

Upper reaches of Kashmir valley including Pir Panjal mountain range also received a fresh snowfall today.

The MeT office predicts scattered to fairly widespread light rain over Kashmir division during the next 24 hours. The weather is likely to improve from this afternoon onwards, it said.