Kashmir cut off as snow closes highways, Mughal road

Srinagar, Dec 12: Jammu-Srinagar highway, connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, was blocked due to snow accumulation at Jawahar Tunnel and landslides and shooting stones at several places along the thoroughfare.
Official sources said the Srinagar-Leh and Mughal road, connecting Shopian with Poonch district, also remained closed. Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall and rains since last night. Plains o Srinagar and other parts also received the season’s first snowfall.