New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway( NHW) was halted on Thursday, February 20, owing to slippery roads connecting Banihal and Ramsoo. Commuters have been advised to avoid journeys on the NHW.

Light snowfall was recorded at the famous tourist resorts of Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Pahalgam, as well as in Doodhpathri in Budgam district, reported PTI.

The helicopter and ropeway services at the Vaishno Devi shrine were also suspended on Thursday due to snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, while the plains, including Jammu city, were hit by rains, bringing an end to a prolonged dry spell, according to officials.

Jammu division had recorded an 83 per cent rainfall deficit and Kashmir Valley re...