Shimla records season’s heaviest snowfall

Shimla, Jan 23: The Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday witnessed the season’s heaviest snowfall, which snapped road links but tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another.
“Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since Saturday evening,” an official of the meteorological department here told IANS.
Nearby places like Kufri and Narkanda also experienced snowfall, making the destinations more picturesque.
As news of the snowfall spread, tourists flocked to this resort destination, known for the imperial grandeur of its buildings that were once institutions of power when the town served as the summer capital of British India. (IANS)