Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 4 : Hours after the State Board of School Education (BOSE) examinations ended in Kashmir valley, yet another school building was gutted under mysterious circumstances, official sources said here today.
They said fire broke out in a government High School building at Sangadnad, Larnoo, Kokernag in Anantnag district last night. However, before the locals and fire tenders rushed from different parts of the district to control the leaping flames, the building was damaged. Police has registered a case and started investigation, they said. Fire gutted the school building, hours after the last paper of 12th class ended. The BOSE went ahead and conducted 10th and 12th class examinations, despite opposition by mainstream parties, separatists and students, who were demanding postponement of examinations till March next year.
More than 30 schools were gutted in the valley, where all educational institutions remained closed due to the strike called by separatists since July 9, a day after Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani and two other militants were killed in an encounter in Anantnag.
Killing of Burhan evoked massive protests across the valley, during which about 90 persons, mostly youth, were killed and several thousands injured in security force and police action.
However, for the past three weeks, educational institutions are functioning during weekends after separatists announced relaxation in the strike. |
