Gulmarg receives season's first snowfall, rains lash Kashmir plains

Srinagar: Gulmarg, a tourist destination in Kashmir popular for skiing, received the season's first snowfall on Saturday, while rains lashed the plains, officials said.

The snowfall began early in the morning and continued intermittently, blanketing the meadows of the destination with about an



inch of snow, they said.

Several other areas in the higher reaches of the valley, including Gurez in Bandipora district, Machil in Kupwara, Mughal Road in Shopian, and other locations, also recorded fresh snowfall, the officials added.