» Mothballs shaken out of woollens early in Kashmir

Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Early snowfall in the mountains and intermittent rain across the Kashmir valley have forced people to take out their woollens earlier than usual this year.“There has been early snowfall this year in the upper reaches of the valley, which has brought down the temperatures. This coupled with the intermittent rains during the last three days has added to the chill factor.
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The setting in of cold weather earlier than usual this year has farmers worried.

“All my paddy is ready to be harvested. The unusual cold can damage the crop. The intermittent rains have also made timely reaping impossible,” said 67-year-old Habibullah.