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 — More than 150 civil society representatives unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay. The resolution was adopted at a meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. “More than 150 representatives from various sections […]
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,” […]
NEW DELHI — Ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election due next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has geared up the preparation and held multiple meetings in Delhi as well as in J&K. The core group meeting for the J&K assembly election is underway at BJP National President JP Nadda’s residence in Delhi. […]
SRINAGAR — More than 23 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their electoral franchise in 24 constituencies going to polls in the first phase of the three-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, officials said on Thursday. More than 23.27 lakh people, including 1.23 lakh first-time voters, are eligible to vote in […]
SRINAGAR — Incarcerated Member of Parliament Sheikh Abdul Rashid-led Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) on Thursday released the first list of nine candidates for the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The names were announced by AIP chief spokesperson Imam Un Nabi at a press conference here. He said the selection of the […]
JAMMU — Calling upon his party’s cadres to work hard to ensure victory in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections with the goal of restoring statehood and further marginalizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that Rahul Gandhi would have become the prime minister if some […]
JAMMU — Striking an emotional chord with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday said he considers himself their soldier in New Delhi, and added his doors are always open for party workers — “the lions of the Congress”. Taking a dig at the prime minister, Gandhi said Modi’s body language […]
SRINAGAR — Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought to strike an emotional chord with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and assured that the restoration of statehood was a priority for the Congress party as well as the opposition’s INDIA bloc. The former Congress president also said it is […]
SRINAGAR — Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Thursday welcomed the announcement of National Conference-Congress pre-poll alliance for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is a much needed move. The alliance was announced by NC president Farooq Abdullah after a meeting with Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and […]
SRINAGAR — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a delegation of students who sought his support in ensuring the “safety” of Kashmiri students nationwide. The delegation, including students from several colleges and universities, called on Gandhi at the Srinagar hotel where he stayed the night during his two-day visit […]
SRINAGAR — Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed willingness to forge an alliance with other opposition parties for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and termed BJP’s promises to the people of the Union Territory “jumlas”. Kharge along with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday spoke with Congress leaders […]
“No doors are closed for anybody” SRINAGAR — An alliance with the Congress is final on all 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday. The announcement came after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called on the National Conference […]
