Massive forest fire near Vaishno Devi, 10,000 people stuck
Around 10,000 pilgrims were left stranded at the Katra base camp after the Vaishno Devi Yatra in J&K was suspended on Wednesday following a forest fire in Trikuta Hills. Another 3,000 pilgrims, part of 25,000 registered for the day's trek, were moved to a safer place near Himkoti Marg. Further, nearly 200 people have been deployed to control the fire.