On Monday, a massive fire swept over thousands of Rohingya refugee camps in Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying homes and putting the lives of tens of thousands of refugees in danger. On Tuesday, an official in charge of the Kutupalong refugee camp said that the fire destroyed at least 3,000 shelters as it spread quickly through the refugee camp. On late Monday, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said that fire services, Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner and rescue and response teams were present at the spot, trying to control the further spread of fire in the camp. Rohingya refugees in the camps said many homes were burned down and several people died but the UNHCR didn’t confirm any deaths due to the fire. The UNHCR said humanitarian partners mob...

The Jammu Kashmir National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Monday welcomed the restoration of the ceasefire pact on LoC, IB between India and Pakistan. Addressing the Provincial review meeting of the Party’s Parent, YNC, Women’s Wing, and segment in charges here at party headquarters, he said the measures will prove more beneficial to the people of Jammu Kashmir than to anybody else. He said the measure should act as a stepping stone for greater interaction between the two neighboring countries for the resolution of all impending issues between them. In his address, he said the idea of the struggle for the restoration of the rights of the people of Jammu Kashmir will continue to guide the party’s steps in the future as well. “We will fight politically, legally and most imp...

A 35-year-old man, died after a Maruti car, he was driving, rolled down near Pul Doda in Doda district on Tuesday morning. An official said that the Maruti Car bearing regd no PB35L-3419 roll down near Pul Doda, resulting in on-spot death to the driver of the vehicle. The deceased has been identified as Amjad Hussain son of Showkat Hussain Qazi, a resident of Bhalla district of Doda. The official said that the deceased was working as a constable in J&K Police. Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and initiated legal proceedings in this regard—(KNO)

In view of the growing cases of Coronavirus in Jammu Kashmir, preparations are being made to make containment and red zones in different districts of the region. The district administration has sought the details of day-to-day infected cases from the health department. For the past several months, there are no containment zones anywhere in Jammu Kashmir. The Health Department of Jammu Kashmir has sought staff from the ISM Department that will be deployed in different areas of the city as additional teams. 132 new infected cases were found in Jammu Kashmir on Monday, of which 104 cases are from the Kashmir division. Srinagar has recorded the highest number of 77 cases, with 16 passengers. Except for Kishtwar, all other 19 districts of the region had covid positive cases on Mo...