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 […]
POONCH — The residents of Surankote on Poonch district on Thursday continued their protest for second consecutive day to demand the recent flash flood in the town be declared as natural calamity and provide compensation to the victims. Reports said that the protest was led by DDC member Shahnawaz Choudhary to press for their demand. […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday said continued detention of Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is a crime against all those whom he inspires at a religious level and requested the Centre and J&K administration to release him as soon as possible. In a series of tweets, Lone requested Union […]
SRINAGAR — The weather is likely to remain dry in the next 24 hours in J&K, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Thursday. The weather was dry in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain mainly dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, said the MeT department official. […]
SRINAGAR — Militants on Wednesday evening attacked a vehicle of police party by firing upon it at Allochibagh area of Srinagar. However no injuries were reported in the incident. The police party retaliated, however militants took advantage of darkness and ran away towards built up area. Meanwhile government forces launched search operation in the area […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency of India on a plea by Kashmiri Hurriyat leader and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi challenging the agency’s decision to seize her Srinagar house, Bar and Bench reported. The report said a Division Bench of Justices Mukta Gupta and Anish […]
SRINAGAR — The Special Court in Srinagar Wednesday granted six days custody of Tehsildar Panthachowk, Majid Choudhary to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a corruption trap case. The accused Tehsildar who was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting bribe on Tuesday, along with his another aide was produced before the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir, Srinagar on […]
NEW DELHI — A total of 4,690 people were arrested under the anti-terror law UAPA between 2018 to 2020 but just 149 were convicted under it in the three year period, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. Rai said 1,321 people were arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five persons including husband and inlaws in a murder case of a lady at Bemina area of Srinagar. “On 27-06-2022, Police Station Batamaloo Srinagar received an information through reliable sources to the effect that at Nundresh Colony-B Bemina one lady namely Tasleema Bano, […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday put a new Twitter display picture that shows her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the national flag and the now-derecognised flag of Jammu and Kashmir. In his Mann ki Baat radio broadcast this Sunday, PM Modi had said the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday said that it trapped and arrested a tehsildar and his clerk redhanded while demanding and accepting bribe in Srinagar. ACB received a written complaint, alleging therein that Majid Choudhary, Tehsildar Panthachowk, Srinagar and his office clerk Peer Waseem Ahmad were demanding ₹ 1.61 Lakh as bribe for issuing […]
