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 — The University of Kashmir (KU) is likely to announce winter vacations from first week of January 2023. Top officials of the varsity informed the news agency KNO that the management will announce the winter vacations from first week of January 2023. “As of now, we have not conducted the meeting with the deans […]
SRINAGAR — Dry, cold weather continued in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as water bodies froze partially in the valley on Thursday. “Dry, cold weather with partly cloudy sky continued in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours. Dry weather with partly cloudy sky is likely to continue during the next […]
SRINAGAR — A local court in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday granted bail to journalist Khalid Gul who was arrested by police in connection with a 2017 case. Officials said Gul was released from police custody, hours after he was granted bail by the court. Police on Tuesday had arrested Gul from […]
SHOPIAN — After a brief exchange of fire, militants have managed to give slip to security forces in Wathoo area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district where an encounter broke out last night, officials said here on Thursday. An official told the news agency KNO that encounter broke out last evening after a joint team of […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of three officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Monica Thappa, Jr. Scale JKAS, Tehsildar, Jammu Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Administrative Officer, Government Medical College, Jammu, vice Mr. Rajinder Kumar, who shall await further orders […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Wathoo village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Wathoo village in Shopian the district following the inputs about presence of […]
SRINAGAR — A court here has granted interim bail to a man accused of duping MBBS aspirants of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of arranging medical seats for them in private colleges over the past 15 years. After hearing prosecution and defence counsel Advocate Aamir Masoodi, First Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Gupta granted […]
BUDGAM — Police have cracked down heavily on drug traffickers and peddlers in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesperson in a statement said that during the current year, Budgam Police registered 66 FIRs under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act in which 117 persons have been arrested 15 vehicles seized. “Among them, 15 notorious […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said that under Prime Minister’s Development Package, 3,000 government jobs have been created for Kashmiri Pandits with 2,639 migrants appointed in the last 5 years. “2,639 Kashmiri migrants appointed in last 5 years including 841 in 2020-21, 1,296 in 2021-22 and 502 in […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Wednesday said 180 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir during encounters with security forces this year so far. Nityanand Rai, while informing the Rajya Sabha said that that 62 security forces personnel including 31 civilian were also killed during the current year. […]
