Kupwara, May 26: In a glaring example of the infrastructural crisis affecting education in remote areas of Kupwara, Government SSA Primary School Daddar Kundian in the Keran sector continues to function from a fragile private wooden structure, one portion of which is allegedly used to shelter cattle. Established under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a flagship programme aimed at universalising elementary education, the school operates from a makeshift shack divided into two sections — one serving as a classroom for children and the other functioning as a stable for livestock. The arrangement has triggered serious concerns among residents and parents over student safety, hygiene and what they describe as a blatant disregard for minimum educational standards in the frontier village.

Kupwara, Jun 7: In a significant development, central government few years ago announced extension of Srinagar-Uri 4 lane highway up to Kupwara via Baramulla-Handwara but now voices are emerging that Kupwara-Sopore highway should also be developed as 4 lane since it happens to be the preferred route by most of the people in and outside Kupwara district. Almost ninety percent of people use Kupwara-Sopore highway if they are supposed to visit Srinagar. People from Karnah, Keran, Machil, Lolab, Hyhama, Kralpora, Nagri Wari, Kandi, Ramhall, Rajwar, Mawer, Handwara use Kupwara-Sopore highway to proceed towards Srinagar or Jammu so developing Kupwara-Sopore highway as 4 lane was need of the hour.