Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir

The officials said fresh snowfall was reported from the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg as well as from the Zojilla Axis.

The plains, including Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, were lashed by rains, which continued when the last reports came in, the officials said.

The weather will generally remain dry, with a brief spell of light rain at isolated places on October 16, it said.

Afterwards, the weather will remain generally dry till October 24, it added.