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 — Amid reports suggesting that his formal resignation could come on November 3, estranged National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Friday said he will resign from Parliament but demanded answers on the party’s shift in stand on Article 370 before stepping down. In a two-page letter to party president Farooq […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday added 134,154 new cases to its coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally, while 2,887 deaths reported in the last 24 hours pushed its toll to 337,989, according to the Union health ministry data. The country witnessed a rise of over 2,000 in the number of new infections since Wednesday as it […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir has issued fresh advisory asking protectees not to go anywhere without the (PSO’s) Personal Security Officers. The advisory comes after a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Rakesh Pandita was shot dead by suspected militants in Tral township in South Kashmir. IGP in a tweet said, “No protectee […]
NEW DELHI — Amid a perceptible shift in India’s Middle East policy, Palestine has expressed concern at India’s abstention during a vote at the UN Human Rights Council that resulted in the setting up of an inquiry into rights violations during the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestine’s concerns were conveyed by foreign minister Riad Malki […]
NEW DELHI — The Indian Constitution does not envisage courts to be silent spectators when rights of citizens are infringed upon by executive policies, the Supreme Court has said while dealing with the Centre’s submission that courts should not interfere with its decisions on management of Covid-19. The apex court said that in grappling with […]
TRAL — A man, who snatched a gun from a cop and injured him while in police custody at Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama, was killed after he turned down repeated surrender offers, police said. A top official told that Mohammed Amin Malik of Nagabal Machama area of Tral, who was arrested some days […]
SHOPIAN — Authorities in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into an encounter between militants and government forces last month in which three militants were killed, officials said. In an order, the Shopian additional district magistrate, who is also the inquiry officer, asked people to share information about the […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a BJP leader and Municipal Councillor while a woman was injured in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official said. They said that gunmen fired upon the BJP councilor Rakesh Pandita son of Somnath Bala from Tral Bala-C in the area, leaving him dead on the […]
In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old girl was thrown out of a moving train by an Army jawan after she resisted his attempts to molest her inside a train toilet, near Lonand in Satara district of Maharashtra. The girl, despite her injuries and trauma, narrated the ordeal and provided description about the accused, helping the […]
SRINAGAR — The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said people who are allergic to any ingredient of Covid-19 vaccine should not receive the jab. “If you are allergic to any component of the vaccine, you are advised not to take it,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “However, if you […]
Rs 33 crore released for payment of salaries of 630 teachers SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday released salary of a teacher whose son committed suicide May 28. Official sources told that Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir today released Rs 33 crores to chief education officers of Kashmir for payment […]
