Snowfall in higher Himalayas

Higher reaches of Himalayas in Uttarakhand have started to receive snowfall bringing cold conditions in lower parts of the hill state. Higher reaches of the Himalayas both in Garhwal and Kumaon including Badrinath, Kedarnath, Auli, Nanda Devi and Munsyari received snowfall while it was partly cloudy in lower hilly and plain areas. The temperature in the state capital was, however, recorded at 25.1 degree C (max) and 13 degree C (min), which is normal. Met department said most of the lower hilly and plain areas are likely to have an overcast sky for the next 24 hours with light rainfall expected in some areas.

Feature film on Garhwal region

Garhwal hills in Uttarakhand are again the focus of acclaimed short film-maker Ahsaan Baksh's lens after his documentary shot in the picturesque region got rave reviews in film circles worldwide. And again like the documentary 'Aakhiri Munadi - The Last Announcement', his next film, this time a full length feature, will rope in local folk artistes to tell the tale of the simple lives of Garhwali people. "My next film will be named 'Under the Sky' and it will be a sweet tale of love revolving round the lives of the Garhwali people, their simplicity and culture," the NSD (National School of Drama) graduate told PTI. Ahsaan (rpt Ahsaan) said he felt very close to the place hailing from there himself. The young director, who was in Kolkatta for the screening of the documentary at the prestigious Kalpanijhar short film festival at the Max Mueller Bhavan earlier this month, said. "My films are a vision which I feel I can better execute with people I can interact with and whose roles are closer to their lives," he said. That was the sole reason he would not settle for any established name while making his next film.