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 […]
PAHALGAM (ANANTNAG) — A driver in Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Tuesday returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad tourist. Abdul Rashid Wani, president Taxi Stand Movera Pahalgam told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Akaash Farooq Wani, a Tavera driver, returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a Hyderabad […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry and cold in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday that mainly dry weather with haze in the Valley was expected to continue. Similar dry and cold conditions would continue in Ladakh also during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather […]
CHANDIGARH — Two samaritans from Punjab on Monday came forward to help a Kashmiri man whose cartons of apples were stolen after his truck overturned in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Rajwinder Singh from Patiala and Gurpreet Singh from Mohali gave a cheque of Rs 9.12 lakh to Shahid, a resident of Sopore in Baramulla district of […]
ANANTNAG — A grid station in Hiller area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district was partially damaged in a fire incident on Monday morning. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the fire broke out in the grid station, located close to Pir Panchal Tunnel, today morning. He said soon after the incident […]
SRINAGAR — As mercury continued its free fall, Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir recorded the coldest night of the season so far at minus 3.4 on Monday. An official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said, “With minus 3.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, Srinagar recorded this season’s coldest night so far. “Due to dry […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Sunday demanded a probe into the leak of a list of Kashmiri Pandit employees posted in Kashmir Valley which was circulated on social media after being published by a blog linked to a militant outfit. BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur expressed concern over the blog linked to The Resistance Front (TRF), […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Sunday said that it along with Army busted a militant hideout in Nawapachi area of Kishtwar district of Jammu division. In a handout, the police said that based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation of Army and J&K Police was launched in Sarkundu area of Marwah which led to busting […]
SRINAGAR — A shawl vendor from Anantnag district of South Kashmir has died in a road accident in the state of Karnataka on Sunday. Reports said that one Ali Mohammad Wani, (45) a resident of Seer Hamdan area of Anantnag district who is a shawl vendor by profession was hit by a vehicle (tempo traveller) […]
SRINAGAR — At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Patlipora locality of Chattabal in Srinagar district on Sunday morning. Reports said that four residential houses were partially damaged after a fire broke out in Patlipora area this morning. They said fire tenders along with local police doused off the flames […]
NEW DELHI — Three jury members of the International Film Festival of India on Saturday said that they stand by jury head and Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s criticism of The Kashmir Files. This comes after Sudipto Sen, the only Indian member in the jury claimed that Lapid was speaking in his personal capacity and his […]
