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 — Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Wednesday said the National Conference should not confine its protest to Jantar Mantar for only the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir but also raise the demand for the reinstatement of special status under Article 370 for the erstwhile state. Soz, who was a member of the […]
JAMMU — More than 570 sports and youth infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of over Rs 650 crore are at various stages of planning and execution across Jammu and Kashmir during the current financial year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the initiative […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — National Conference MP from Srinagar Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday strongly criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for pulling at a Muslim woman’s burqa in public, calling the incident “indefensible and deeply disturbing.” In a post on X, Mehdi said Kumar owes the woman and the public an unconditional apology. He said the […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition from a graveyard in the Natipora area here during a search operation linked to an ongoing investigation, officials said. A police team, accompanied by a forensic science laboratory (FSL) team and an executive magistrate, conducted the search at the graveyard, the officials said. They said […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she was shocked to see Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pulling down the veil of a Muslim woman’s face, raising questions over his continuation in office. “Having personally known & admired Nitish ji I was shocked to see him pull down a young Muslim woman’s naqaab. […]
SRINAGAR — An Army soldier died in a landmine blast in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Tuesday. Havildar Zubair Ahmad of the Army’s 13 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry was injured in a land mine blast at Putaha Khan Gali in the Trehgam area of the border district on […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday unveiled the official logo of the maiden edition of Jammu Marathon, scheduled to be held next month. He expressed hope that this will emerge as one of the iconic events on the Indian running calendar. The launch event was attended by international fitness icon, […]
JAMMU — Protests were held on Monday by two organisations in Jammu city alleging discrimination against the region in the selection of the Santosh Trophy football squad by the Sports Council and demanding the scrapping of the list. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into the Santosh Trophy […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday rejected claims of discrimination with Jammu in the team selection for Santosh Trophy and requested politicians to keep sports and education separate from politics. Earlier during the day, Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy […]
JAMMU — A policeman was killed and a terrorist believed to be injured in a gunfight in a remote forest village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, officials said. The gunfight has stopped but the area has been put under tight security cordon and all escape routes have been plugged to […]
SRINAGAR — Bad weather forced the cancellation of four flights and delayed the operation of 38 inbound and outbound flights at the Srinagar International Airport on Monday, officials said. An official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) said while four IndiGo flights were cancelled due to operational reasons, an equal number of flights of […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated the services of 103 appointees in the Fire and Emergency Services Department after an official enquiry and Anti-Corruption Bureau investigation established that their recruitment was illegal and fraudulently manipulated. According to Government Order No. 608-Home of 2025, issued by the Home Department, the appointments made […]
