Vaishno Devi Shrine Receives Season's First Snowfall, Kashmir Cut-Off From Outside World

The famous Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills experienced the season’s first snowfall as moderate to heavy snow and rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for the second consecutive day on Friday disrupting normal life.

Snowfall ranging from five inches to over three feet has accumulated at various places, especially in Kashmir, which remained cut-off from the rest of the country following the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway for the second day and cancellation of all flights to and fro the Srinagar airport for the seventh day,