Kashmir valley freezes amid snow forecast

05 DEC, INB NEWS KASHMIR:-Kashmir is expecting rain and snow in the next 24 hours as minimum temperature continued to remain below zero in capital Srinagar on Wednesday.From early morning fog had reduced the visibility level in the city prompting the businesses to open late. Traffic was also thin in the morning even though authorities had lifted the curfew from old city areas after a week.The sky was overcast with intense chill throughout the day. “The winter is marching ahead like anything. The chill is so intense that as if it will pierce one’s bones,” said Feroz Ahmad, a driver of uptown Raj-Bagh.Weatherman has predicted rain in plains for the next 24 hours. The capital recorded a minimum of minus 2.4 as against Tuesday’s season-low of minus 2.9 degrees Celsius.The mountainous areas of Kashmir like Leh and Ladakh in North-East of Srinagar and cold resorts like Pahalgam in south Kashmir and Gulmarg in North were shivering at even lower minimum temperatures than the capital.“It is expected to snow in mountains any time from now,” said an official at Meteorological centre in Srinagar.Grenade recovered in Bandipora Srinagar, December 05: A rusted hand grenade was recovered while repairing a wall of Jamia Masjid Malamgam, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bandipora. Police bomb disposal Squad was called in and the grenade was destroyed without causing any damages .Police has registered a case in this regard.