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 […]
NEW DELHI — Fact-checking website, Alt news’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested in the national capital on Monday for allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular religious community, the police said. The police had registered a case after getting a complaint from a Twitter handle, where it was alleged that Zubair had tweeted a questionable image […]
SRINAGAR — A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were killed in a road accident in Ishbar Nishat area of Srinagar this evening, reports said here. Reports said that a motorcyclist identified as Zahid Ahmad (24) Bhat of Ishbar Nishat hit a pedestrian identified as Shadaab (15) resident of Rajouri and collided with an electric pole near […]
SRINAGAR — Principal Secretary Higher Education Department (HED), Rohit Kansal on Monday said that all colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will introduce a 30 credit voluntary skill certification programme this year. “This will be in addition to the curriculum prescribed by the UGC for the undergraduate programme and the aim to this will be to […]
SRINAGAR — A 22-year-old boy was electrocuted to death in a house boat near Ghat No. 14 at Dal Lake in Srinagar on Monday, reports said here. Reports said that a the boy identified as Mohammad Younis Lone of Bandipora, who was working as a waiter in Gulfam House boat at Dal Lake near Ghat […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to consider either on Tuesday or within a week the plea of a man seeking a direction to exhume the body of his son, who was dubbed a militant and killed in an encounter in November 2021 and to permit the […]
KUPWARA — A 17-year-old boy has died after falling into a well in Lone Harie village of Kralpora area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports reaching GNS said that Bilal Ahmad Mochi, son of Abdul Ahad Mochi, resident of Lone Harie fell into an open well this afternoon. On learning about it, the family and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Monday said that there was no need to worry as elaborate security and other arrangements have been put in place to ensure peaceful and smooth conduct of annual Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence from June 30. Talking to reporters, Sinha said that special arrangements have […]
SRINAGAR — A class 11 student of Sainik School Mansbal was hospitalized after allegedly thrashed in the name of ‘ragging’ by his seniors. The victim student has been identified as Dilnawaz Ahmed Malik son of Zahoor Ahmed Malik, a resident Lagowpora village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam. Aijaz Ahmed, the uncle of the victim student told […]
ANANTNAG — Inspector general of police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Monday held a final security review meeting related to Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the meeting was attended by top officials from a police, army, CRPF, ITBP and BSF. He said that […]
KULGAM — Two local militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Trubji in Nowpora-Kharpora area of Kulgam district in 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 […]
