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 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he will discuss the situation in the region with visiting US Ambassador Sergio Gor, but ruled out raising internal issues with Washington’s representative, saying only the central government can resolve those issues. “It is after a very long time that a US ambassador […]
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 delimitation commission’s proposals are expected to be unveiled for suggestions/objections from the general public immediately after February 14, sources disclosed. Officials said that the commission headed by former Supreme Court judge, justice (retd.) Ranjana Desai will publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies, together with the dissenting proposals, if any, of […]
SRINAGAR — In the annual regular results of 12th standard for Kashmir division, female students did not give any space to the male candidates to secure the top positions in all four major streams. One of the toppers, Arusa Parvaiz bagged the top position from the Faculty of Science. Arusa, the student of Kashmir Harvard […]
NEW DELHI — All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday condemned the decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka to ban “clothes which disturb equality, integrity and public order in schools and colleges”. This came in wake of the hijab row which has escalated in parts of the state. […]
NEW DELHI — There is no registered body by the name of ‘Kashmir Press Club’ in Jammu and Kashmir as it has failed to register itself under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the government said. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in the Lok Sabha the Estates Department of the UT […]
SRINAGAR — Facebook and Instagram have blocked the handles of Chinar Corps, the Indian Army’s strategically located formation in the Kashmir valley, for over a week now and have not responded to the official communication in this regard, officials said on Tuesday. The pages on Facebook and Instagram were created to negate the lies and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 771 fresh covid-19 cases while seven persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Regarding the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that 408 were reported from Jammu Division and 363 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall count to 448105. Five of the […]
POONCH — A 16-year-old boy was injured after an apparently old landmine exploded in Poonch district on Tuesday. Official sources told GNS that Mohammad Yasar (16) son of Lal Din of Noorkote Mohalla Pothi was injured due to suddenly old land mine blast. They said he suffered injuries in left foot and was shifted to […]
SRINAGAR — Hatred for Muslims has been “normalised” in the country which “no longer celebrates its diversity”, alleged National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday as protests for and against ‘hijab’ intensified at colleges in parts of Karnataka. He was commenting on a video that has surfaced on social media showing some men sporting saffron […]
Paid surprise visit to Berthipora Hospital and other Government facility Centres Junaid Gulzar SHOPIAN — Vice Chairman, District Development Council, Shopian and Apni Party General Secretary Youth Wing, Irfan Manhas today toured Berthipora and adjoining areas of Tehsil Keller. He paid surprise visit to Berthipora Health Centre to assess the quality of health services and […]
SRINAGAR — With an overall pass percentage of 75 percent, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Tuesday declared the results of annual regular examinations of 12th standard of Kashmir division. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has learnt that the girl students have yet again outshined boys. “Girls registered a total pass […]
