TOKYO — Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday after the U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again. The U.S. airstrikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait […]
SRINAGAR — Former chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Baramulla, Safina Baig, on Wednesday joined the ruling National Conference here. Safina Baig is the wife of former deputy chief minister, and PDP co-founder Muzaffar Hussain Baig. She joined the National Conference (NC) in the presence of party president Farooq Abdullah, and Chief Minister Omar […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
JAMMU — The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has said nine FIRs were lodged and five government employees suspended for violations of the Model Code of Conduct in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-three warnings were issued and inquiries were underway in 48 cases of poll code violations, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) […]
DODA — In an unprecedented move aimed at ensuring free and fair polling in the ongoing assembly elections, authorities in Doda district are leveraging advanced technology across all three assembly constituencies. For the first time, CCTV cameras are being installed at all 534 polling stations, with live monitoring from the Deputy Commissioner’s office. This extensive […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist and Jamia Masjid chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday in the lead-up to assembly polls placed under house arrest and not allowed to deliver his sermon on Friday, the leader said. Castigating his house detention, Mirwaiz expressed apprehensions that he may be detained till the end of the elections, which […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Omar Abdullah said that the visit of US diplomats to Kashmir was only possible with the approval of the Indian government. He said that no foreign diplomat or media person can enter Jammu and Kashmir without the permission of the ministries under the government of […]
SHOPIAN — As the assembly election date draws near, voters in the Zainapora constituency, previously known as Wachi, are sending a clear message: they want concrete solutions to their local problems from their next elected representative. This southern Kashmir constituency, with a voter base of 106,867, spans four tehsils—Zainapora, Chitragam, Imam-Sahab, and parts of Shopian—and […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Friday dubbed the BJP’s manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls a “jumla patra” and accused the saffron party of making false promises to various sections of the society. The Congress claimed that people were burdened under heavy taxes, smart meters, unprecedented unemployment and record inflation during the BJP’s […]
JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India is not in favour of talks with Pakistan until terrorism ends, emphasizing that “talks and bombs cannot go together”. Shah made these remarks while releasing the BJP’s manifesto for Jammu and Kashmir, dismissing any possibility of dialogue with Pakistan amidst the ongoing militants activities. […]
JAMMU — The BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, providing 25 guarantees which include issuing a white paper and ensuring accountability for all the victims of terrorism besides restoring 100 “ruined temples” in Kashmir. The manifesto, released by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a press conference on […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, criticised National Conference leader Omar Abdullah for contesting on two seats for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Omar Abdullah was reiterating one thing from the last 3-4 years, that he would not contest elections till […]
JAMMU — Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Jammu and Kashmir chief Ravindra Raina on Friday hailed the party’s manifesto and termed it ‘people’s manifesto’. Promising all help to the people of the state, Raina said that the party will solve everyone’s problems, adding that the BJP will work with the mission of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, […]
