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March 22nd, 2009 SHIMLA - There was moderate snowfall and rain at many places in Himachal Pradesh early Tuesday, bringing the temperatures down considerably. "The tribal belt of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts again saw snowfall this morning (Tuesday).

February 10th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla and nearby tourist spots have been getting the first heavy snowfall of the season since Tuesday night, turning the hill stations more picturesque. "Shimla and its nearby tourist spots have been receiving heavy snowfall since last (Tuesday) night.

February 8th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Kashmir Valley is likely to receive more rain and snowfall in the next three days, weather officials said here Monday. 'A western disturbance is presently passing over the Valley and because of this we are expecting rain and snowfall for three days beginning today (Monday),' said T.K.

February 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The bodies of three villagers and a policeman were recovered Sunday four days after they were buried under tonnes of snow in Kashmir, the police said. Six people, including the policeman, were buried under an avalanche during Thursday's heavy snowfall at Zadgali near the border village of Machil in frontier Kupwara.

February 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Heavy snowfall in the Pir Panjal mountain range Friday closed the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway. 'Heavy snowfall since last evening caused slippery conditions in the Jawahar Tunnel area following which the highway was closed for vehicular traffic,' an official of the traffic department said here.

January 26th, 2009 SHIMLA - Tribal districts of Himachal Pradesh remained in the grip of a severe cold wave as temperatures dipped further with another spell of snowfall Tuesday, the Met Office here said. 'Keylong (the headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district) had about one foot of snow till around this noon,' Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office, told IANS.

January 17th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for vehicular traffic Sunday following fresh snowfall at many places on the only surface link that joins the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country. 'Following fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions, the movement of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was suspended today (Sunday),' a traffic department official said.

January 15th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Kashmir Valley and its higher reaches experienced snowfall Friday morning, forcing the closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway. 'The highway was closed because of snowfall in Banihal and Qazigund areas, but snow clearing operation is on to restore vehicular traffic on the road today (Friday),' an official of the traffic department said here.

January 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Three villagers were buried in a snow avalanche in north Kashmir Monday, the police said. According to the police, the avalanche struck Chotali village near the border town of Uri, around 85 km from here.

January 4th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist spot Manali saw snowfall early Monday and the region remained in the grip of a severe cold wave as temperatures dipped further. 'Manali and its nearby areas received good snowfall in the early hours of Monday.

January 3rd, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist towns Shimla and Dalhousie experienced the first snowfall of the season, while the lower hills across the state were lashed by rains Sunday. 'Shimla and Dalhousie received snowfall early this morning.

January 3rd, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist spot - and capital - Shimla received the season's first snowfall early Sunday, making the hill town even more picturesque. 'Shimla and its nearby areas received snowfall early this morning.

January 3rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Light snowfall across the Kashmir Valley Sunday brought relief to people as it broke the extreme winter chill the region has been experiencing for a fortnight. 'While the Valley received light snowfall, a thick layer of snow has covered the upper reaches and the mountains here.

January 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - About 73,500 people lost their lives in road accidents in China last year, a drop by 10 percent from a year ago, the ministry of public security said Sunday. China, which has one of the world's worst safety records, saw 265,204 accidents in 2008, killing 73,484 people and injuring 304,919 others.

December 25th, 2008 TORONTO - With snow blanketing the country from coast to coast Thursday, Canada had its first white Christmas in almost four decades. Since some parts of the province of British Columbia in western Canada generally don't receive much snowfall, the country has not witnessed a white Christmas since 1971.