Srinagar, June 1 -- Wintery-chill has returned to Kashmir as several areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday while rains lashed the plains.
Snowfall was recorded in Tulail and Razdan Top areas of Gurez valley in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, Peer Ki Gali in south Kashmir's Shopian, Zojila Pass along the Srinagar-Leh highway and some other areas in the higher reaches, officials said.
They said the authorities have closed the Bandipora-Gurez road as a precautionary measure in the wake of snowfall.
The plains of the valley, including Srinagar, were lashed by rain.
The inclement weather caused temperatures to drop across Kashmir.
While the minimum temperature went down by up to 3 degrees, ...