Srinagar, April 30 -- Heavy downpours at multiple places, intermittent rains, and a fresh spell of snowfall on Monday affected normal life across Jammu & Kashmir on Monday.

Reports reaching here said many areas were also cut off with the rest of the Valley as the major roads and the highways remained closed due to rain and snow.

Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq Chowdery said that a boy aged between 9-10 years lost his life after a rock fell on a residential house in Kalapani, Satarsu area of Ramban late afternoon. "A house where two-three families were living got damaged after a rock fell on it, leaving a minor boy dead, whose hand has been retrieved so far," he said, adding that the rescue operation has been launched to trace ...