Snowfall strands tourists, bikers near Shinkula Top; mercury drops across state

A dense cloud cover surrounds Shimla town after heavy rainfall on SundayShimla: Snowfall at high-altitude passes in Himachal Pradesh stranded six to seven tourists and bikers near Shinkula Top on Sunday, prompting police to launch a rescue operation.Police safely rescued the stranded bikers and sent around 15 to 20 vehicles back towards Jispa and other safe locations.