Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) More snowfall in the picturesque tourist resorts of Manali and Kalpa and the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh Thursday kept the temperatures below freezing point, a weatherman said here Thursday.
However, there was widespread rainfall in the low and mid hills, said an official.
The chill would extend over the weekend as snow and thundershowers would continue in the state till Friday, a weather department official told IANS.
The minimum temperature in Shimla, which received 4.6 mm rain, was recorded at minus 0.2 degree Celsius.
Popular tourist resort Manali, which received 13 cm snow and 20 mm rain, recorded the night temperature at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius.
Shimla's nearby tourist spots Kufri and Narkanda also received fresh spell of snowfall.
Kalpa, around 250 km from the state capital, which received 19.1 cm snow, saw a minimum temperature of minus 6.4 degrees Celsius, while it was 5.4 degrees Celsius in Dharamsala, which received 23.2 mm of rain.
Keylong, the headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti, received 32 cm snow and recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius.
"The high hills in Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Chamba districts have been experiencing moderate to heavy snowfall since Wednesday," an official said.
The government has advised the local residents and tourists not to venture out in the high hills of Shimla, Kullu, Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts as chances of heavy snowfall and avalanches are high till Friday.
Even the snow-bound areas near the tourist resort of Manali like Solang, Beas Kund, Nehru Kund and Kothi have been declared avalanche-prone.
IPL 2021: RCB Director-General Mike Hessen told- In which order Virat Kohli will bat
The 14th season of the Indian Premier League starts on April 9. Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore will play this season's opening match against Mumbai Indians. The biggest question before this
Fans were hooting Virat Kohli, then the Indian cricketer did something for Smith; which changed the attitude of the audience.
Virat Kohli, who was criticized for clashing with Sam Constas on the field, showed amazing sportsmanship for Steve Smith, after which people became fans of the Indian cricketer. On the second day of
CM Dhami said- only 25% of the houses in Joshimath have cracks: Said- Rs 1.5 lakh help till evening; soldiers also auli shift
Only 25% of the houses in Joshimath have cracks, such houses have been evacuated. This claim has been made by Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami. He held a meeting with officials and experts on Thursday on
UP Election 2022: Voting is almost equal to the last election in five phases in UP, what is its meaning?
UP Assembly Election 2022: The percentage of votes cast during five out of seven phases of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election is almost the same as the last assembly election. In such a situation,
Corona In India: A record 4 lakh cases occurred in 24 hours, this is 7 times the new infected in the US; Yesterday, every fourth Indian among those who lost their lives due to the epidemic
The second wave of corona in the country is becoming dangerous every day. On Friday, a record 4 lakh 1 thousand 911 new infections were identified here. This is the largest number of infected
G-7 Summit: America said - during the meeting, there was no discussion on oil purchases from Russia between Modi and Biden
After the G-7 summit, the US has said that it is in close consultation with the world's oil-importing countries on how placing a price cap on oil imports can help the world. Is? However, the US has
Corona Vaccine : Serum vaccine will be the cheapest, preparing to give a dose to the government for Rs 250
The world's largest vaccine producer Serum Institute of India (SII) is about to sign a corona vaccine-coveyshield supply contract with the central government. Accordingly, a dose will be given to the
Kanhaiya's killer terrorists were building sleeper cells: Gauss made the weapon of murder; Terrorists got Riyaz married
Riyaz Jabbar and Ghaus Mohammad, who killed Kanhaiyalal in Udaipur, were building sleeper cells for ISIS in 8 districts of Rajasthan. Riyaz had also taken terror training for this in Karachi,
BJP attracting female members a healthy sign: Tharoor
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday termed it a "healthy sign" that the BJP was finally inducting female members, after former IPS officer Kiran Bedi joined the party, but
Sri Lanka Strike: Labor organizations in Sri Lanka called a nationwide shutdown; Livelihood affected, the President said this
Sri Lankan trade unions on Wednesday observed a one-day token strike to protest against the government's steep hike in tax and utility rates. Meanwhile, daily life in the crisis-hit island nation has
