SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT while U.S. West Texas […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said no one should object to dialogue between India and Pakistan aimed at improving bilateral relations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Abdullah said the conflict between the two countries was not new and has persisted for the last three […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
SRINAGAR — After daylong engagements during which he inaugurated the Sonamarg tunnel and addressed a largely attended public rally in J&K, Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for New Delhi on Monday. The PM arrived here in the morning and flew to Neelgrad helipad in the Sonamarg area of the Ganderbal district. From Neelgrad, the PM […]
SONAMARG — Braving sub-zero temperature, thousands of people on Monday thronged this picturesque village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district to witness the inauguration of 6.5-km Z-Morh tunnel by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They started assembling shortly after dawn at the venue of Modi’s public meeting to see the dream project of Sonamarg hill resort […]
JAMMU — Two more children died on Monday after six kids from a family were admitted to hospital due to a mysterious illness at Badhaal village in Rajouri district, officials said. Six children of Mohammad Aslam were taken to the community health centre for a medical check-up on Saturday evening. The children were initially referred […]
SRINAGAR — Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought Jammu and Kashmir out of the darkness of despair and set it on the path to a bright future, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said after the Z-Morh tunnel was inaugurated on Monday. Sinha said the tunnel marks the beginning of a new chapter in the […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir is becoming a hub of tunnels, bridges and ropeways, adding that the world’s highest tunnel, railroad bridge and rail lines are being built here. The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the newly constructed Z-Morh tunnel in Sonamarg located in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Stressing the demands of restoration of ‘statehood’ to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he is hopeful that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon fulfil his promise of re-granting statehood to J-K. CM Abdullah said that when PM Modi came to Jammu and Kashmir after becoming PM for […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Z-Morh Tunnel Project in Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir, on Saturday, in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, J&K LG Manoj Sinha, and former CM Omar Abdullah. During the inaugural event, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari emphasized that infrastructure plays a crucial role in the country’s development. “… […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will keep the promises he made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and right things will happen at the right time. Modi was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel here. His remarks shortly came after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delivering on his promise to conduct Assembly elections, while also reminding him about his promise to restore the statehood of the Union Territory. Addressing a gathering after PM Modi inaugurated the 6.5 km Z-Morh tunnel, Abdullah acknowledged progress […]
SRINAGAR — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the strategically important Z-Morh tunnel in the Sonamarg area of Jammu and Kashmir which will make the tourist resort accessible round the year. After inaugurating the Rs 2,700 crore project, the prime minister went inside the tunnel and interacted with the project officials. He also met […]
