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 — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government is committed to restoring the statehood and other constitutional guarantees to Jammu and Kashmir, which were revoked in August 2019. He also spoke on the protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) to say that his party’s forebears were right in fighting off the […]
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 — A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking a country-wide ban on Halal certified products and withdrawal of Halal certification, Livelaw reported. The petitioner Advocate Vibhor Anand, stated that he is filing the PIL on behalf of “85% Citizens of the Country” on whom Halal […]
SRINAGAR — At least six residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in a congested Namchabal area of Srinagar. Official sources said that the fire erupted midnight at around 12:00 a.m, apparently due to short-circuit in one of the houses. Soon, fire spread and engulfed five other houses in the vicinity. The fire was […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained inclement in J&K on Saturday as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain during the next 24 hours, according to a MeT department official. “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours with possibility of light rain at scattered places”, […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,527 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 4,30,54,952, while active cases have increased to 15,079, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,22,149 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
JAMMU — Three policemen have been suspended and a deputy superintendent of police has been removed for alleged delay in registration of a rape case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. On the orders of Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh, they will also face a departmental inquiry for dereliction of duty […]
SRINAGAR — A Railway Protection Force officer who was injured on Monday in a militant attack in the Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has succumbed to his injuries at SHMS hospital in Srinagar. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the Sub Inspector of Railway Protection Force identified as Dev […]
SRINAGAR — The Government on Friday changed the school timing in Srinagar from 8.30 Am to 2 Pm with immediate effect from May-01 in backdrop of the communiqué issued by Traffic Police city to the School Education Department. According to the official communiqué School Education Department has said, “The administration conveys approval for change of […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Friday evening shot at and injured two non-local labourers at Nowgam, the outskirts of Srinagar city. Both were shifted to SMHS Hospital for treatment where their condition is said to be stable. The duo has been identified as Najamul Islam and Anikul Islam for West Bengal. Meanwhile, government forces have […]
NEW DELHI — Saudi Arabia has informed India that pilgrims will be able to travel to that country for Haj this year and the Indian quota has been fixed at 79,237 pilgrims due to Covid limitations, Ministry of Minority Affairs officials said on Friday. The Saudi government has also told the Indian side that only […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir registered nine new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that the eight cases were reported from Jammu and one from Rajouri districts while no case was reported from Kashmir Valley. The fresh cases take the […]
