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) — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anantnag district unit on Friday suspended the primary membership of nine party office bearers and removed them from all organisational posts with immediate effect for allegedly organising and participating in an unauthorised Tiranga rally held at Khanabal in Anantnag on August 5. According to an office order […]
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 — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Monday said that by tonight all trucks stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway will be cleared and that there were natural reasons for halting of trucks on the highway. Talking to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, Pole said that all trucks including fruit-laden trucks will […]
BUDGAM — Authorities on Monday sealed Godwon as well shop of the arrested person after a person was seen in a video kneading flour dough with his feet in district Budgam. In a handout, the Budgam Police said that taking strong note of earlier viral video, today officers of Food Safety Department and officials of […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Batpora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Batpora village in Kulgam district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
JAMMU — Senior politician Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday announced the name of his party as Democratic Azad Party (DAP) stating that Azad word in the party’s name should be connected with his personal name as it portrays that the party will be “independent.” He also displayed the party flag having three colours—Mustard, White and […]
KULGAM — Mother-daughter duo were injured due to gas leakage in Yaripora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday morning. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that mother-daughter duo identified as Dilshad Akhtar and Ruhi Jan were injured due to leakage in LPG cylinder. He said that both the injured were […]
BARAMULLA — A family from Baramulla on Monday staged a protest at GMC Baramulla, alleging medical negligence by the medicos at the hospital. According to the family, the 6-months-old baby, was taken to the hospital yesterday morning for the treatment. However, the family was told that the baby is completely alright, they said, adding that […]
SRINAGAR — Sayed Areeba, a young entrepreneur from Srinagar has established her own clothing brand ‘Roches’. ‘Roches’ by Sayed Areeba provides all sorts of services like women clothing, suits, stitching, embroidery, till work, dabka, moti work etc. It is located at 1st floor Parray Complex in Baghat Chowk area of Srinagar. Areeba had pursued her […]
KARACHI — Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi on Sunday to square the seven-match series at 2-2. In a topsy-turvy contest, Liam Dawson threatened to snatch victory from […]
SRINAGAR — Partly cloudy sky with light rain is likely in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday. “Partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 14.6 degrees […]
GANDERBAL — At least three shops gutted in a massive blaze in Barosa village of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district late last night. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that fire broke out from one of the shops in the area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. He said that soon […]
