SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT while U.S. West Texas […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday suggested that the Centre make Jammu and Kashmir a gateway between South and Central Asia, and use its geographical location to strengthen ties with Pakistan and China. “The situation around the world is changing. You have seen how a small country like Iran used its […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief preacher of Kashmir on Wednesday said dialogue between India and Pakistan was not only desirable but necessary for lasting peace in the region. Mirwaiz said he signed a letter, coordinated by OP Shah, chairman of the Centre for Peace and Progress, urging the two countries to engage in […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday announced a two-week summer vacation for all government and private schools in the valley from July 6, amid the ongoing heatwave. “Consequent upon the approval conveyed by the competent authority, it is hereby ordered that all the government and recognised private schools up to higher secondary level functioning […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday suggested that the Centre make Jammu and Kashmir a gateway between South and Central Asia, and use its geographical location to strengthen ties with Pakistan and China. “The situation around the world is changing. You have seen how a small country like Iran used its […]
JAMMU — Over 12,000 passengers were fined more than Rs 75 lakh for ticketless travel and other violations of the Railways Act across the Jammu Division in June, officials said on Wednesday. The railway officials said the enforcement campaign was carried out through regular ticket-checking operations across stations and onboard trains to curb unauthorised travel […]
JAMMU — In a significant boost to road infrastructure ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, two major projects have been completed here, officials said. These are the 3.5-kilometre tunnel connecting Digdole and Panthyal and the 810-metre viaduct near Ramsoo along the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. According to an official spokesperson, the roads are scheduled to open […]
SRINAGAR — The wedding season in Kashmir is losing its sheen amid the mutton crisis — a problem that traders in the Valley attribute to an “illegal” levy imposed by Punjab on livestock passing through the state. Weddings in Kashmir are incomplete without Wazwan, a traditional multi-course meat-based meal, acting as the ultimate culinary centrepiece […]
SRINAGAR — More than 100 prominent citizens, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, from India and Pakistan have urged Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue and restore normal ties. An open letter, signed by Abdullah, Mufti, former RAW chief A S Dulat, Rajya Sabha […]
JAMMU — Off-line registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra commenced on Wednesday, with hundreds of devotees turning up at the designated centres a day before Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is scheduled to flag off the first batch of pilgrims from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp here. The 57-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high […]
NEW DELHI — Prices of commercial LPG, the one used in hotels and restaurants, were cut by Rs 183.50 per 19-kg cylinder on Wednesday — the first reduction in rates this year. Commercial LPG now costs Rs 2,930 per 19-kg cylinder, oil companies said. Commercial LPG rates hit an all-time high of Rs 3,113 per […]
NEW DELHI — Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network, marking the first reduction in retail fuel prices by any company in more than two years as easing tensions in West Asia pulled down […]
