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Snowfall in Kashmir: Srinagar recorded its first snowfall of this season on Tuesday. The overnight snow makes the entire valley look more beautiful but at the same time the Kashmir valley was cut off from the rest of the country. Flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended and the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and Mughal road were closed for traffic due to snowfall and rain. The present weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to continue till Thursday due to a western disturbance over the state, the meteorological (MeT) office said. The 300-km long highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed following heavy rains and snowfall at several places, including the Jawahar Tunnel, and incidents of shooting stones near Panthal. (PTI Photo)
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In Jammu, the Mughal road, connecting Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian district, was also closed after heavy snowfall in Pir Ki Gali. (PTI Photo)
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However, in Gulmarg, the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, the spell of snowfall brightened prospects for winter sports as nearly four feet of snow accumulated at the ski resort. (AP Photo)
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Srinagar, which is experiencing intermittent rains since morning, received snowfall till 10 am. (AP Photo)
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Heavy snowfall was recorded in Sonamarg and Baltal, base camps of the annual Amarnath Yatra in central Kashmir, the MeT office said. (AP Photo)
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Moderate snowfall was reported from across south Kashmir, including Pahalgam, a tourist resort, where seven inches of snow has accumulated so far, it said, adding 3.5 feet of snow accumulated at Sonamarg. (PTI Photo)
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The Srinagar-Kargil, Bandipora-Gurez, Kupwara-Macchil, Kupwara-Keran and Kupwara-Karnah roads were also closed, police officials said. (AP Photo)
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In Jammu, there was very heavy snowfall in the hill regions of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Kathua, Rajouri, Reasi and Poonch districts, due to which some inter-district and inter-state roads were closed. (AP Photo)
Kargil in Kashmir recorded minus 3 degrees Celsius, Leh minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, Kokernag minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, Srinagar minus 0.2 degrees. (PTI Photo) -
The MeT has forecast more snow and rain in the valley over the next few days. (AP Photo)
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A Kashmiri boatman clears snow from a jetty near anchored Shikaras on the shores of the Dal Lake after snowfall in the outskirts of Srinagar. (AP Photo)
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