KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
At least five shops and two schools were gutted in mysterious fire incidents in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Islamabad and Kupwara district late Monday night.
Reports said that five shops were destroyed in the blaze in Zirpora locality of Bijbehara – the home town of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
Two more educational institutions were gutted in mysterious fire incidents in Kashmir valley, where more than 30 schools were set ablaze during the past three months.
Reports said that fire broke out in a school at Badoora Islamabad in South Kashmir during the last intervening night. Locals joined by fire brigade brought the flames under control. The building suffered massive damage.
In another mysterious fire incident, a school was reduced to ashes at Bader Payeen in Kupwara district.
More than 30 schools were gutted fully or partially under mysterious fire incidents in the Kashmir valley, where Board of School Education (BOSE) is all set to hold 10th and 12th grade examination from November 14 despite protests by some students, traders and main opposition National Conference (NC) who are challenging the government decision alleging students have completed just 40 to 50 per cent syllabus.
However, the government has now announced that students who are not ready to appear in the examinations now can sit in the March examinations. However, this evoked massive reaction from traders associations and others alleging that it was just to confuse students.
