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 — Washington has no business interfering in internal matters of other countries, National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi said Saturday, questioning Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s meeting with the US envoy despite violence in Palestine and Iran perpetrated by the United States and its ally Israel. “If I were to receive legitimacy from […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the aim of “proxy parties” created by the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is to make the unconstitutional decision of 05 August, 2019 as constitutional decision through them in the assembly. Talking to reporters on the sidelines a party […]
NEW DELHI — Fourteen parties, including the Left parties, All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Samajwadi Party (SP) have boycotted Indian Constitution Day celebrations at the Central Hall of the Parliament of India on Friday. On the occasion, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi […]
SRINAGAR — A day after some respite, mercury dropped to below freezing point across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam being the coldest at minus 3.3°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury in Srinagar settled at minus 1.3°C against previous night’s 0.4°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which is […]
POONCH — Army on Friday claimed to have foiled an infiltration attempt by killing a “Pakistani militant” along Line of Control in Poonch district last night. “On night 25 November 2021, Pak (militant) attempted an infiltration bid along LoC in Bhimber Gali sector in Poonch district,” defence ministry spokesman based in Jammu said in a […]
SRINAGAR — Global Human Rights bodies have called on the Indian government to immediately end violations of the rights to liberty and a fair trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and uphold domestic and international human rights law obligations. Authorities in India have detained the prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez under […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir police chief, Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that those killed in Hyderpora “gunfight” were not innocents and that there is strong evidence available against them. He also said that Jammu and Kashmir police is a professional force and they don’t need lessons from anyone. Director General of Police (DGP) while […]
HANDWARA — A Special Police Officer (SPO) sustained critical injuries after hit by a speedy Tipper in Magam Handwara on Thursday evening, officials said. They told that the incident took place after the vehicle bearing registration number JK9C 2346 hit Tauseef Ahmad Tantray, 23, son of Ghulam Qadir Tantray. The injured cop, part of a […]
SRINAGAR — Much to the embarrassment of the education department, the fresh Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) report has revealed that six per cent of the students enrolled in government schools across Jammu and Kashmir had no textbooks for their current grade. According to the report, only 94 percent of the students studying in […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, today dedicated the UT government’s ambitious project of transforming 200 Schools into Smart Schools in Tribal areas at a cost of Rs 40 crores. The modernization of Smart Schools will be executed in two phases. In the first phase, works related to 100 schools will be completed by March […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 5 locations in Shopian and Budgam Districts of Kashmir in connection with investigation of NIA Case RC-02/2021/NIA-LKW (Al- Qaeda Case Lucknow, UP). Ina statement NIA said, “The case pertains to Umar Halmandi, an Al-Qaeda operative, who along with other accused persons, had been radicalizing […]
