NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest here on Wednesday against the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government over the Assembly resolution on statehood including autonomy. The BJP accused the government of passing the resolution without adequate discussion and failing to fulfil its election promises. Hundreds of BJP workers, led by party MP […]
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 […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch on Monday issued a lookout notice against six online fraudsters, including two women, for allegedly duping an ex-serviceman here of more than Rs 17.50 lakhs on the pretext of doubling his money, an official said. The case was registered at the Jammu Crime Branch’s Special Crime […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said a well-coordinated plan which includes modernisation works in transmission and distribution system is under implementation to ensure 24×7 power supply to the consumers in the Union Territory. Abdullah also said that no major progress has been achieved in the development of a coal […]
JAMMU — A 71 Year-old man was found in suspicious circumstances with a gunshot in Tanda area of Reasi district on Monday. Officials told GNS that a man identified as Abdul Karim (71) son of Din Mohd resident of Tanda Reasi was found dead with a gunshot wound. A 12-bore gun was also found near […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday ordered an inquiry after a video surfaced purportedly showing a police officer kicking a woman protester in Kulgam district. “A video has surfaced on the social media regarding a police officer’s conduct with the public in Kulgam. We have taken cognisance of the yesterday’s incident and the allegations regarding the […]
JAMMU — Members of the PDP and the NC on Monday raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly the issue of the deaths of two brothers, who were among three people missing since last month and demanded a high-level probe. Showkat Ahmad Bajad, his brother Riyaz Ahmad Bajad, and Mukhtar Ahmad went missing on February […]
JAMMU — Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Sunil Sharma, on Monday blasted Pakistan for its continued support of terrorism despite India’s persistent efforts to maintain good relations with its neighbours. Speaking to IANS, Sharma said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always advocated for peace and friendly ties with neighbouring […]
JAMMU — Social media influencer Orhan Awatramani, better known as Orry, was among eight people booked for allegedly consuming alcohol at a hotel in Katra, the base camp for the pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, police said on Monday. The FIR was registered against the eight for “violating the law of […]
NEW DELHI — Maruti Suzuki India on Monday said it will hike vehicle prices by up to 4 per cent from April in order to offset the impact of rising input costs. In light of rising input costs and operational expenses, the company has planned to increase the prices of its cars from April, the […]
KARACHI — Five people, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were killed and 30 injured after a paramilitary convoy was attacked by suspected Baloch militants on a highway in Noshki district of restive Balochistan of Pakistan on Sunday. The attack, in which three terrorists died, was claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which […]
JAMMU — Over 200 investors from outside Jammu and Kashmir have been provided land in the industrial estates to set up their business units in Jammu and Kashmir in the past decade, official data said. The process of land acquisition by outside investors, mostly from Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, marked manifold increase after the abrogation […]
