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 — National Conference workers on Monday staged a protests at district headquarters across Kashmir in support of the demand for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying party flags and placards in support of statehood restoration, the protesters demanded that the Central government fulfil its commitment made in Parliament and Supreme Court 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 — Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday said that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be restored soon, prompting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to express hope that the wait would not be much longer. After attending a function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here, Meghwal told reporters that […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for reopening 14 tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Asia’s largest Tulip Garden, which had been closed following the Pahalgam terror attack last year. Abdullah said he had raised the issue during his recent meetings with the home minister in […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that no land belonging to Kashmiri migrants has been acquired in the Valley in violation of prescribed legal procedures, with Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary asserting that the ruling National Conference has consistently worked to ensure justice for the displaced community. Replying to a starred […]
JAMMU — As many as 24 of the 44 public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Jammu and Kashmir are running at losses, while four are non-functional, the Union Territory government informed the Assembly on Tuesday. The government said it is examining ways to strengthen sick PSUs and improve their operational and financial performance. In a written […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at the residence of a retired government employee in Srinagar in connection with a terrorism case registered in 2024, officials said. The searches were conducted at the house of Nazir Ahmad Bhat in the Mehjoor Nagar area of the city, they said. Further […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government will conduct a survey on drug abuse in 10 districts of the Union territory as it has launched a community rehabilitation programme, Circle of Care, to support de-addiction counsellors in every village, officials said on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir has the highest number of functional addiction treatment facilities […]
SRINAGAR — A large number of daily wagers and contractual employees took out a protest march here on Monday to demand regularisation of their services in the Jammu and Kashmir government. The protesters marched from Nawa-i-Subah complex to TRC crossing, raising slogans in support of their demand for regularisation of their services in the government. […]
SRINAGAR — The Khelo India Winter Games, starting from February 23 and to be held at Kashmir’s Gulmarg, will witness participation from more than 700 athletes and officials, officials said. “There has been good snowfall this winter, which is a boost for skiing and sledging activities. Khelo India Winter Games is being held here, and […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “surrendered” before US President Donald Trump in agreeing to the India-US interim trade deal, which, it claimed, will “devastate” the livelihoods of crores of farmers across states and sacrifice India’s energy security, digital sovereignty and economic self-reliance. Slamming the Centre, Congress […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday ordered the reopening of 14 tourist spots across Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 10 months after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that led to their closure for security reasons. The LG administration had shut down nearly 50 tourist spots following the April 22 terror attack at […]
