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 — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday claimed several leaders and workers of her party were placed under house arrest to prevent them from protesting against the government over the issue of “backdoor” appointments. “The NC government repeatedly hides behind the excuse that the police department is beyond its control whenever questions of accountability […]
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 — At least 350 vehicles have been stuck along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway after the fresh snowfall forced the closure of the only road, connecting the Valley with the rest of the country. Following inclement weather conditions, authorities suspended the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Talking exclusively to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has said the weather is likely to get better by today afternoon, while there are chances of moderate to heavy snow in higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir from January 3 to 6. An official said that today there will be generally cloudy with intermittent light snow over south […]
SRINAGAR — Heavy snowfall disrupted life across the Valley on Saturday as hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway between the Pir Panjal tunnel and Srinagar city. Defying the forecast of light snowfall at isolated places, heavy snowfall started on Friday afternoon and continued till Saturday morning. Due to highly slippery road […]
POONCH — Six people stranded amid heavy snowfall on the Mughal Road in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir were rescued by police, officials said on Saturday. On Friday night, two vehicles going from Shopian to Surankote got stuck in the snow at Chattapani, leaving their occupants stranded in challenging weather conditions, police said. They […]
BANIHAL — A female tourist was killed after a boulder rolled down a hilltop and struck a mini bus on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in the landslide-prone Mehar area, where a rock hit the window of the mini bus, causing severe head […]
BANIHAL — Train services on the Banihal-Baramulla section were suspended on Saturday due to heavy snow accumulation on the track, railway officials said. Efforts to clear the track are underway. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the track and continuous snowfall, train services on the Banihal-Baramulla section will remain suspended up to 1 pm on […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday directed officials to facilitate people stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway due to snowfall. Several vehicles were stranded on the highway — the only all-weather road link between the valley and the rest of the country — due to the snowfall. “Just spoke to DC […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a continued stringent enforcement drive targeting overloading, overcharging, and other major violations under the Motor Vehicles Act and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, the Motor Vehicles Department conducted a special enforcement drive in Jammu district. The operation was carried out under direct supervision of Regional Transport Officer Jammu Pankaj Bhagotra in compliance […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader and Vice-President of Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Surinder Singh Channi, has called for the immediate resumption of road connectivity across Sub-district Tral, particularly in the upper regions such as Aripal block and Machama belt, which have been severely affected by the recent moderate to heavy snowfall. In […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — At least nine passengers who were stranded at Sinthan Top in Anantnag district of South Kashmir due to heavy snowfall were successfully rescued, police said on Friday. The incident occurred when a vehicle (Tavera) traveling from Kishtwar to Daksum skidded into a water drain at Sinthan Top, leaving its occupants stranded in […]
