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 — The committee on privileges of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will meet here on Friday to hear the motion against PDP MLA Waheed Para in a breach of privilege case. The assembly secretariat has asked Para to present himself before the nine-member committee on privileges headed by Hasnain Masoodi at 11 am on […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
SRINAGAR — Juma’atul Vida, the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramzan, was observed across Jammu and Kashmir as thousands of devotees thronged mosques and shrines for congregational prayers. The largest gathering for Juma’atul Vida prayers took place at Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal Lake. Officials said an estimated 80,000 people […]
SRINAGAR — A local court on Thursday recalled a non-bailable warrant hours after issuing it against former chief minister Farooq Abdullah in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case, considering his condition following a murderous attack a day before. Earlier in the day, Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Tabassum had issued a non-bailable warrant […]
NEW DELHI — Sehar Shabir Shah, daughter of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, broke down in tears outside the Supreme Court of India on Thursday moments after the court granted him bail in a terror-funding case. The 24-year-old MBA graduate described the decision as the “end of a long wait for justice” after years […]
JAMMU — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said “God saved me” as he recalled his narrow escape from an assassination attempt during a marriage function in Jammu. He also voiced concern over the alleged lack of adequate police security at the venue. The assailant, identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal, allegedly […]
JAMMU — The BJP on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, saying “targeting political leaders through violence is unacceptable” and demanded a thorough probe into the incident. Abdullah had a narrow escape when a gunman allegedly opened fire at him from behind while he was leaving […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Thursday strongly condemned the murderous attack on former chief minister Farooq Abdullah in Jammu and said “those entrusted with maintaining law and order must be held accountable”. Abdullah had a narrow escape when a gunman allegedly opened fire at him from behind while he was leaving a […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in a terror funding case, in which he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on June 4, 2019. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said a detailed order will follow with some stringent bail […]
JAMMU — Police have initiated a detailed probe into the antecedents of Kamal Singh Jamwal, the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah at a marriage function here, officials said on Thursday. Police are examining the 63-year-old Jamwal’s background, including his personal, social and possible organisational links, to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday condemned the attack on National Conference president Farooq Abdullah during a function in Jammu and called for strict action against those responsible. National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi strongly condemned the incident in which fire was opened on Dr Farooq Abdullah and […]
JAMMU — National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had a miraculous escape when a gunman opened fire on him after coming from behind while Abdullah was leaving a marriage function here on Wednesday night, officials said. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary and advisor to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Nasir […]
