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 […]
MUMBAI — Television actor Gaurav Khanna on Sunday lifted the Bigg Boss 19 trophy after defeating Farhana Bhatt, who finished as the first runner-up. With this victory, Gaurav took home the coveted trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh. Farhana Bhatt emerged as the first runner-up, while stand-up comedian Pranit More secured […]
SRINAGAR — An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday. Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which […]
JAMMU/SRINAGAR — Around 61 per cent of candidates appeared for the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) on Sunday as the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) went ahead with the test despite calls for postponement amid widespread flight cancellations and a row over upper age limit. The examination was conducted in two sessions — from […]
JAMMU — A terrorist hideout was busted in a dense forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, leading to the recovery of a rifle and ammunition on Sunday, officials said. The operation was jointly conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the forest area […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the Centre should review its policy towards Jammu and Kashmir and launch a process of reconciliation, which will allow the people of the Union territory to live with dignity. “After 2019 (abrogation of Article 370), the Centre said things are fine in Kashmir. It said computers […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of playing helpless over Public Service Commission conducting the Combined Competitive Examination, ignoring requests to relax the upper age limit to appear for it. He accused the chief minister of shifting the blame to Lieutenant Governor’s Office. […]
JAMMU — At least half-a-dozen landmines exploded due to a forest fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The fire broke out in the Balakote forest along the zero line around 10 am, detonating about six landmines in the anti-infiltration obstacle system, the officials said. There […]
SRINAGAR — The night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said on Sunday. Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday registered an FIR after a youth was found indulging in dangerous stunt biking on a public road in the Pehlipoora area of Shopian district. Police said FIR No. 263/2025 has been registered under Sections 281 and 125 of the BNS and Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Sunday attached a double-storey residential house valued at around Rs 1 crore in Natipora area of Srinagar under the NDPS Act as part of its ongoing crackdown on the drug menace. The property is registered in the name of Javid Ahmad Ganie, son of Nazir Ahmad Ganie, a resident of […]
