Month: October 2020

Shabir Khan Two factories were completely damaged in a fire incident in Nowpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. An official told The Kashmiriyat that fire broke out in the two units at around 2 am in the night. "The Locals with the help of fire tenders managed to douse the flames at around 6 am but could not save the units and property worth lakhs was damaged in the mishap," he said. He said that both the units belonged to one Nazir Ahmad dar of Nowpora locality of Sopore. The official said that the fire erupted due to a short circuit in a transformer located near the two units.

A 32-year-old married woman sustained severe burns after she attempted suicide by setting herself ablaze in North Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday morning. Reports said a 32-year-old woman (name withheld) a resident of Sidiq colony Sopore on Thursday morning allegedly set herself ablaze after pouring kerosene oil over her body at her home. However, she was rushed to sub district hospital Sopore where doctors reffered her Srinagar medical institute for advanced treatment. It is not yet known why the woman took such an extreme step reports added. A doctor at SDH Sopore also confirmed this incident to Kashmir Despatch. Meanwhile, a police officer said that a case in this regard has been registered and further investigation has set into motion. He said police will look into...