Srinagar/Dharamshala, Feb. 21 -- Several areas of J&K and Himachal received rain and snow, bringing the mercury down on Thursday. With two more spells of rain and snow likely across Kashmir this month, the region is expected to witness some relief after almost a month of dry spell. There have been three mild bouts of snowfall during the period on December 27-28, January 4-5 and January 16. The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar stated that Kashmir received 80% deficit rain and snow while Jammu division saw 83% deficit from January 1 to February 20. MeT office has predicted more rains and snowfall in next three weeks. The upper reaches in north and central Kashmir recorded 8 to 10 inches of fresh snow....