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 — Washington has no business interfering in internal matters of other countries, National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi said Saturday, questioning Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s meeting with the US envoy despite violence in Palestine and Iran perpetrated by the United States and its ally Israel. “If I were to receive legitimacy from […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
JAMMU — Mocking police allegations that PDP leader Iltija Mufti bit an officer during a protest, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday dismissed an FIR against her as a “fixed match” designed to rebuild the party’s credibility and asked if she was a “five-year-old child who can bite someone”. Abdullah launched the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the newly launched AI Centre of Excellence at IIT Jammu would focus on developing technology-driven solutions to the UT’s challenges, while Project Phoenix would promote entrepreneurship and self-employment among the youth. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence has been established jointly by […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that the PGTI golf tournament, J&K Open, that concluded on Friday, will be an annual event from here on and the effort is to make the union territory the golfing capital of the country. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the Professional Golf Tour of India […]
SRINAGAR — Accused of assaulting an on-duty police officer, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said she and her daughter were being targeted for raising their voice and urged the party workers to continue the struggle for resolution of the Kashmir issue even if she and Iltija go to jail. A day after the mother-daughter […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was placed under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational Friday prayers and delivering the sermon at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said no reason was communicated to him by the authorities for the restrictions. He alleged […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the upgraded Residency Road–High Street in Jammu, developed under the Smart City Mission at a cost of ₹9.18 crore. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the project marks a significant step towards modernising urban infrastructure […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday supported Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remark that “Gen Z grievances are genuine and protesting doesn’t make them anti-national”. Referring to Mohan Bhagwat’s remark, the chief minister said it was encouraging that a distinction was made between opposing the government and acting […]
JAMMU — A fresh batch of 926 pilgrims left the base camp here on Friday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir amid multi-tier security arrangements, officials said. The convoy left the Bhagwati Nagar yatri niwas at 2:59 am in 42 vehicles, including 21 buses. With the departure of today’s batch, the total number of […]
JAMMU — An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police to open fire at it, officials said. The driver subsequently abandoned the vehicle and fled, they said. The incident took place around 3.30 am when the SUV was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu. Police personnel […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo on Thursday alleged that anti-women slogans were raised at a BJP rally in the Valley’s Anantnag a day ago, and demanded registration of an FIR against those who made them. BJP leader Altaf Thakur apologised for the slogans raised at the rally taken out to celebrate the […]
