Gulmarg, May 26 -- A deadly disaster was defeated and around 300 tourists were rescued midair after they got stranded for hours inside 65 cabins of the famous Gulmarg Gondola cable car following a major technical snag that halted Asia's highest ropeway, causing panic among those in cabins and people all over the country.

Sources said that the Gondola developed a technical glitch, leaving hundreds of tourists hanging in the air.

Rescue teams of the cable car swung into action and were joined by other agencies and forces to ensure safety of the tourists trapped in cabins dangling nearly 500 ft above the ground, officials said.

Operations for both phases of the cable car service were immediately suspended following the glitch, which occur...