Jammu &Kashmir braces for rain, snow as Chillai Kalan ends

Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir recorded a significant rise amid cloud cover early Monday, the last day of Chillai Kalan, the annual 40-day period of harshest winter. All places in J&K recorded minimum temperatures above freezing point, said a Met department official. The only exception was Gulmarg in south Kashmir, which recorded a low of -3.2°C and received 10cm snowfall in the past 24 hours till 8.30pm Sunday.