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IN PHOTOS: Snow brings joy to tourists in Himachal Pradesh, but disrupts normal life in Kashmir

Updated On: 05 January, 2025 10:25 PM IST | Divya Nair

Tourists in Himachal Pradesh rejoiced as the parts of the state received snowfall on Sunday. However, in neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir, the fresh spell of snowfall brought normal life to standstill as the mercury stayed close to the freezing point for the second consecutive day (PICS/PTI)

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Tourists holding snowballs pose for photos at snow-covered Solang Valley, in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday. Pic/PTI

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Tourists holding snowballs pose for photos at snow-covered Solang Valley, in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday. Pic/PTI
Tourists walk past vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at Solang Valley, in Kullu district

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Tourists walk past vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at Solang Valley, in Kullu district

However, the neighbouring state of Jammu and Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the harshest period of winter -- that began on December 21

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However, the neighbouring state of Jammu and Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the harshest period of winter -- that began on December 21

Snowfall was witnessed in several areas of Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts in north Kashmir and some parts of Budgam and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir in the morning

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Snowfall was witnessed in several areas of Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts in north Kashmir and some parts of Budgam and Ganderbal districts in central Kashmir in the morning

Srinagar stayed in the grip of an intense cold wave with a maximum temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Sunday

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Srinagar stayed in the grip of an intense cold wave with a maximum temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius recorded on Sunday

The mercury has stayed below two degrees Celsius for the past 48 hours as the maximum temperature on Saturday was 1.2 degrees Celsius

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The mercury has stayed below two degrees Celsius for the past 48 hours as the maximum temperature on Saturday was 1.2 degrees Celsius

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