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SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir disrupted flight operations at the airport here, officials said on Saturday. The snowfall led to cancellation of flights and delays at the Srinagar airport. The mercury in north Kashmir's Kupwara town settled at a low of minus 0.8 degree Celsius.The ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.0 degrees Celsius, while the tourist resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius. There was fresh snowfall in the higher reaches as well as the plains, including in the summer capital Srinagar here, on Friday night, a meteorological department official said.He said while there was light snowfall in the plains of Kashmir, the higher reaches received moderate snow. "Few flights have been cancelled today because of bad weather, while most others have been delayed," an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said..