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 […]
TRAL — Raja Manzoor Tariq , better known by his Youtube handle “Rahil Zone,” has a channel of about 6 thousand subscribers and counting. Rahil Zone is 18 Years Old And He Was Born In Tral Area Of South Kashmir’s District Pulwama. He Is Currently Studying In Class 12th In Govt. Boys Higher Secondary School […]
POONCH — A junior Commissioned Officer was killed and two soldiers injured when an army vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident near Baloni forward area in Mankote sector, official sources said. They said that army vehicle skidded of the road and fell into the gorge, leading to on the spot death of […]
KULGAM — Suspected militants on Wednesday evening shot dead a civilian in Kakren area of Kulgam district in South Kashmir. Reports said, 45-year-old man identified as Satesh Singh, son of Surrender Singh, a driver by profession was shot at and injured by suspected militants near his residence at Kakren area leaving him critically injured. He […]
SRINAGAR — Kupwara police has arrested three persons for extorting money from a vendor in north Kashmir’s Kupwara town on a complaint filed by a vendor. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on a complaint filed by a Police Post Bazar Kupwara from a vendor namely Mohd Nazir Halwaie son of Ghulam […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded 12 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that while eight cases were reported from Srinagar, two from Budgam and as many from Jammu district. So far 453909 people—166276 in Jammu and 287633 in […]
RAJOURI — At least four persons including Tehsildar were injured in a scuffle between the Revenue official and locals at Sunderbani area of Rajouri district on Wednesday. Officials said that a scuffle broke out between some locals of Sunderbani and Tehsildar after a verbal duel over some issue following which the Tehsildar was attacked. They […]
SRINAGAR — Fairoz Khan, a former National President of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), who was alleged by an ex-woman member of the organisation of sexual harassment during MeToo campaign, has been appointed working President for Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress. Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Srinivas B.V on April 11th in an […]
BANDIPORA — Police have booked at least eleven persons including a senior separatist leader Abdul Samad Inqulabi under stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in north Kashmiri’s Bandipora district. Official sources told GNS that the eleven people, who were allegedly involved in “unlawful and subversive” activities, were slapped with PSA and were subsequently shifted to different […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission is likely to submit its report to the government by the end of April. As per the sources, once the commission submits its report, the Centre may take a call on holding the Assembly elections in J-K. The sources also said that the Centre will review all […]
ANANTNAG — A 28-year-old casual labourer with PDD was electrocuted to death while repairing an electric line in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday, officials said. They said the casual labourer Shabir Ahmad Khan, 28, son of Mohammad Iqbal Khan of Check Ishardas Mattan got electrocuted while repairing electric line at at Wantrag Kehribal. He […]
