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 — Jammu and Kashmir Police has booked BJP’s Pulwama president Showkat Gayoor for allegedly making an extortion demand from a contractor through intimidation, officials said on Tuesday. The BJP, reacting to the development, suspended Gayoor with immediate effect from all party posts and responsibilities and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. The FIR was registered […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Security forces and police have intensified operation to track down militants, who managed to escape from the cordon after a bried gunfire encounter in Rajouri district, sources said. Security forces had on Sunday located a group of 2-3 militants in Sojan forest area of Samote in Rajouri and laid a seige to neutralise […]
SHOPIAN — Process to attach the property of the militant, involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in Shopian district has been initiated, while his kin has also been arrested, officials said here on Wednesday. A top police official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the militant identified as Adil Ahmad Wani […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested a municipal committee president for providing an illegal building permission in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that on acting upon a complaint Municipal committee president Magam, Ghulam Mustfah Mir son of Ghulam Ahmad Mir, a resident of Yagipora Magam was […]
JAMMU — In a shocking incident, at least six semi-decomposed bodies were found in residential houses in Sidhwa area of Jammu city of Wednesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the bodies were found in two residential houses in Tawi Vihar locality of Sidhra. He said that soon after the incident […]
SHOPIAN — Militants have managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of the darkness while as joint team of government forces have busted a hideout inside a residential house at Kutpora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K […]
JAMMU — Senior Leader and General Secretary J&K Congress Surinder Singh Channi may also resign from the party. If speculations are to be believed, Channi may resign from the party. Sources said that after party’s senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the newly constituted campaign committee, few few more are in the fray of […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said Covid-19 vaccine will likely become an annual affair just like the flu vaccine. “To keep Covid in check and stay ahead of new variants, people may need yearly shots like they do for the flu,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr […]
RAMBAN — The district administration of Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir banned the operation of at least seven news portals for allegedly peddling fake news and maligning the image of the government. The portals banned included United News Urdu, VD News, News Verse India, Current News of India, News Bureau of India, Today News Line, […]
SHOPIAN — A Kashmiri pandit was shot dead while as his brother suffered injuries after militants fired upon them at Chotipora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said the duo were fired upon and injured by militants in an apple orchard at Chotipora village in the district. The duo were taken […]
SRINAGAR — Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to happen during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday. Light or medium rain lashed the UT during the last 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in […]
