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 […]
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday fixed the rates for sacrificial livestock in the Kashmir Valley ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. According to an order, director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department has revised and re-fixed the rates of Qurbani (sacrificial) livestock in the valley. “Consequent upon the decisions taken in the […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks 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 (CASO) at Trubji in Nowpora-Kharpora area of Kulgam district following the inputs about […]
KOKERNAG — A 65-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear in Fattan Ahalan forest area of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that that the man identified as Mohammad Akbar Chohan (65) son of […]
JAMMU — Border Security Forces on Monday claimed to have shot dead an intruder along the International Border in R S Pura sector in Jammu division. According to a statement, PRO BSF Jammu said that today morning at about 1210 hours alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movement across the fence in general area of BOP […]
SRINAGAR — The weather remained dry with clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours and the Meteorological (MeT) department’s forecast on Monday said that it will be mainly clear skies with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers at one or two places. “Mainly dry weather with possibility of light rain/thundershower […]
DODA — A militant has been arrested from Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir along with arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday. Doda Police along with security forces have arrested one militant Fareed Ahmed, a resident of Koti Doda, and recovered one Chinese pistol, two magazines, 14 live cartridges and one mobile phone from […]
SRINAGAR — A seven-year-old boy died after he drowned in a nallah in Gund-Jahangeer area of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the boy identified as Saad Farooq (7) son of Farooq Ahmad of Gund-Jahangeer drowned while he was talking a bath in […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said on Saturday that it rejects India’s attempt to hold a meeting of G20 countries in Kashmir, hoping that members of the grouping will be fully cognisant of the imperatives of law and justice and would oppose the proposal outright. Jammu and Kashmir will be hosting the 2023 meetings of G-20, an […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry with clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Sunday that same weather conditions were likely to continue during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry with clear sky in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference (PC) President Sajad Gani Lone Saturday addressed a series of meetings with party workers from Lolab constituency as well as members of the Youth Peoples Conference from District Kupwara at his residence in Handwara. While addressing a meeting of workers from Lolab constituency, Sajad said that safeguarding the interests of the […]
