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 — Weather was partly cloudy with light afternoon rain in Jammu & Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same for Tuesday. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 13.7 […]
SRINAGAR — A migrant lady, teacher by profession was shot dead by suspected militants at Gopalpora village in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said, the migrant lady, a teacher by profession was fired upon by suspected militants inside school premises at Government High School Gopalpora, leaving her critically wounded. They said she […]
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities unveiled on a major new archaeological find of 250 sealed coffins containing mummies, 150 bronze statues of ancient gods and goddesses, and other antiquities at the Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. An archaeological mission working in Bubastian Cemetery area discovered a bronze statues cachette in the site that dates […]
NEW DELHI — India recorded 2,338 new Covid infections in a day that took its case tally to 4,31,58,087 while the number of active cases rose to 17,883, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,630 with 19 more people succumbing to the viral disease, the data updated […]
SRINAGAR — Twenty-seven militants including four infiltrators were killed in May this year. The joint forces neutralized these militants in 15 gunfights across Kashmir valley. The data available with the news agency Kashmir News Trust reveals that 36 persons lost their lives in militancy-related incidents in May. These include 27 militants, 5 civilians, 3 policemen, […]
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir valley, ‘no candidate’ of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2021 has qualified it. However, the confirmation of at least four candidates from the Jammu and Ladakh regions who have qualified the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2021. On Monday, UPSC declared final results of 685 […]
BANIHAL — A man has been booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus with his blasphemous comments against Lord Shiva, police said on Monday. In a written complaint submitted to officials at the Kastigarh police post, complainant Rajeshwar alleged that one Basharat Wani has made blasphemous comments […]
JAMMU — Several vehicles were washed away after heavy rains triggered flash floods in Devika river in the Purmandal area on the outskirts of the city, officials said. Hundreds of people had thronged Purmandal, called as Chota Kashi, to pay obeisance at Lord Shiva temple complex on Soma Amavasaya and a makeshift market was set […]
BANIHAL — A 28-year-old construction worker from Uttar Pradesh went missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, prompting police to register a case in this regard on Monday, officials said. The man, identified as Siddharth Singh of Futela village in Sultanpur district of UP, was presently working as construction worker with AFCON company and had […]
PULWAMA — Two local militants of different militant outfits were killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Rajpora village in Awantipora town of Pulwama 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 […]
