<p>The spell of heavy snowfall had Himachal Pradesh in its grip on Saturday, while the tourist town of Nainital in Uttarakhand experienced a flurry of white after a gap of two years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first heavy snowfall of the season in Shimla and Kinnaur region of Himachal Pradesh disrupted traffic, telecommunication links and supply of power and water, while a large number of tourists were stranded.<br /><br />Vehicular traffic was brought to a halt beyond Shoghi, 13 km from Shimla. Key tourist resorts of Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda had 45-55 cm of snow. <br /><br />In Uttarakhand, a number of places located above 2,000 metres in both Kumaon and Garhwal regions received fresh snow. The lake city of Nainital experienced its first snowfall in almost two years. <br /><br />Kashmir hit<br /><br />Heavy snowfall in the upper reaches and moderate blizzard in the plains of Kashmir brought life to a standstill for the second consecutive day on Saturday with the national highway remaining closed and air traffic disrupted, DHNS reports from Srinagar.</p>
<p>The spell of heavy snowfall had Himachal Pradesh in its grip on Saturday, while the tourist town of Nainital in Uttarakhand experienced a flurry of white after a gap of two years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The first heavy snowfall of the season in Shimla and Kinnaur region of Himachal Pradesh disrupted traffic, telecommunication links and supply of power and water, while a large number of tourists were stranded.<br /><br />Vehicular traffic was brought to a halt beyond Shoghi, 13 km from Shimla. Key tourist resorts of Kufri, Fagu and Narkanda had 45-55 cm of snow. <br /><br />In Uttarakhand, a number of places located above 2,000 metres in both Kumaon and Garhwal regions received fresh snow. The lake city of Nainital experienced its first snowfall in almost two years. <br /><br />Kashmir hit<br /><br />Heavy snowfall in the upper reaches and moderate blizzard in the plains of Kashmir brought life to a standstill for the second consecutive day on Saturday with the national highway remaining closed and air traffic disrupted, DHNS reports from Srinagar.</p>