Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- The rains lashed wide parts of Kashmir on Monday, prompting authorities to set up emergency control rooms in vulnerable parts of the valley, officials said.The tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district received the season's first snowfall. Heavy rains lashed Srinagar, Kupwara, Baramulla, Anantnag and Pulwama districts of the valley since morning.In the Warnov forest area of Lolab in Kupwara, torrential rains accompanied by thunder forced people to rush towards safer places, fearing a cloudburst.The upper reaches of Sonamarg have received light snowfall today, marking the season's first whiteout, a MeT official said.The Meteorological Department Kashmir has issued an advisory of moderate to hea...