SRINAGAR: A blaze has broken out in a forest in Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said.

They told GNS that a fire broke out in Chan Kitaab Tral this afternoon. “Soon as the locals sighted billowing smoke from the forest, the Fire and Emergency Services Department and Forest Protection Force were called in”, they said.

“Several teams from the departments reached the site”, they said adding however due to difficult terrain, nothing much could be done.

The flares were continuing – when this report was being filed. (GNS)

SRINAGAR: Bomb Disposal Squad destroyed a rusty live mortar shell in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday.
 
Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that police recovered an old live mortar shell in Lassipora Drung forest area, which falls under the jurisdiction of police station Khag.
 
Shortly after the recovery, police informed the Bomb Disposal Squad which destroyed the shell without causing any damage to life or property.
 
Meanwhile, police have registered a case under relevant sections of law and started an investigation. (KNT)