BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that senior leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) have been issuing threats to PDP leader Yasir Reshi and sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah into the matter. In a post on X, Iltija Mufti claimed that […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete Owais Yaqoob scripted a memorable international victory on Saturday after defeating previously unbeaten Bulgarian fighter Delyan Georgiev via first-round Technical Knockout (TKO) at BRAVE Combat Federation (BRAVE CF) 107 held at Burgas Arena in Bulgaria. Yaqoob produced a dominant performance, stopping Georgiev at the 4:00 mark of […]
SRINAGAR — People shivered as sub-zero night temperature continued in Kashmir and Ladakh region on Saturday, a MeT official said. “Same weather conditions are likely to continue during the next 24 hours with a drop in the minimum temperatures during this period in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh”, he added. Srinagar had minus 2.4 degree […]
JAMMU — In a significant development, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have withdrawn excess security from politicians, retired judges and both serving/retired IAS, IPS and J&K cadre police and civil officers. The withdrawal was necessitated after a security audit was held during which it was pointed out that excess security needed to be withdrawn based […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven residential houses were damaged in twin fire incidents in Srinagar district on Friday evening. Joint Director of the Fire and Emergency Department, Bashor Ahmad Shah said that six residential houses were partially damaged in a fire incident in Gadood Bagh area of Habbakadal and one residential house was partially damaged […]
BARAMULLA — A possible mishap was averted after 4 electric poles with 33 KV transmission lines fall on Firday in Iqbal Colony area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, while no loss of life was reported in the incident. Quoting locals news agency KNO reported that at least four electric poles with 33 KV lines fell […]
SRINAGAR — The management of the historic Jamia Masjid here has issued a notification banning photography inside the mosque and asking men and women to not sit together in its lawns. Entry of photography equipment is also prohibited, the Anjuman Auquaf Central Jamia Masjid said in the notification put up all around the mosque complex. […]
SRINAGAR — With minus 3.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, J&K’s Srinagar on Friday recorded the coldest night of the season so far. A Meteorological (MeT) officer said that the minimum temperatures were likely to drop further in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh during the coming days as cold and dry weather was likely […]
JAMMU — Two locals were found dead outside the army camp along the Poonch-Rajouri highway early on Friday morning evoking massive protests in the area. Locals told news agency KNO that two locals with bullet marks were found dead outside te Alpha Gate of army camp along Poonch-Rajouri highway at around 6 pm. Locals identified […]
POONCH — A teenage girl was arrested with the consignment of narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote area on Thursday. Official sources told the news agency KNO that a girl was intercepted and arrested by the security forces along LoC in Balakote area and suspected narcotics between 400-500 grams were recovered from […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Journalist Irfan Quraishi, working in a national TV channel, who was assaulted by goons at Rajbagh area here while police has arrested five persons involved in the act and a chargesheet in this regard would likely be filed before the court on Friday. Reports said that a senior journalist was attacked by […]
JAMMU — The 12.89 km tunnel, which is the longest escape tunnel of India, on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed on Thursday, officials said. It is part of the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the fourth tunnel on the Banihal-Katra route following the 12.75 […]
