A woman was killed by a shooting stone along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in J&K's Ganderbal district on Wednesday. Shooting stones refers to rocks or stones that dislodge from a hillside or mountain slope and tumble down onto the road due to natural forces like rainfall, erosion, or seismic activity, Livemint reported. These stones may trigger landslides.
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17 Jul