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 — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition challenging the cancellation of the UGC-NET 2024 (University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test) examination on the basis of alleged paper leaks. “Nearly two months have elapsed since the examination was cancelled and the fresh examination is now to be held in the course […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the CBI in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. The special leave petition filed before the apex court challenges the August 5 decision of the Delhi High Court dismissing CM Kejriwal’s plea against CBI […]
NEW DELHI — A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the cancellation of the UGC-NET 2024 (University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test) on the basis of alleged paper leaks. The petition filed by a group of UGC NET aspirants seeks immediate intervention from the apex court to halt the decision to conduct the […]
LEH — Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Sunday held a joint meeting here, expressing hope that the Centre will restart the dialogue with them on the four-point agenda which included statehood to Ladakh and its inclusion in the 6th schedule of the Constitution. However, the leaders representing the two districts […]
SRINAGAR — Ahead of Independence Day, a massive ‘Tiranga’ rally was held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Monday with thousands of people participating in it. As per the estimates, over 10,000 people took part in the rally which was led by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha. The rally started from the Botanical Garden by […]
SRINAGAR — The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on the Baltal route following heavy rains on Sunday, officials said. With this, the yatra stands suspended on both routes. The Pahalgam route was closed for maintenance work on Wednesday. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bhiduri said heavy rains lashed both Pahalgam and Baltal routes of the Amarnath […]
BARAMULLA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — The Save Youth Save Future Foundation, in collaboration with the District Karate Association, successfully concluded the two-day 6th District Karate Championship at Baramulla’s Bipin Rawat Indoor Stadium on August 11, 2024. The closing ceremony was presided over by Mr. Wajahat Farooq Bhat, Chairman of Save Youth Save Future Foundation and […]
JAMMU — More than 10 kg of ganja worth over Rs 12 lakh and a pistol were seized from a train here on Sunday, an official said. The recovery was made during a surprise checking of a Jammu-bound train soon after it arrived at a railway station here, the Government Railway Police official said. He […]
JAMMU — Village defence guards will be equipped with weapons and night vision devices, and “rewarded suitably” to shore up the anti-infiltration grid along the International Border (IB) by creating “a new level of difficulty for the enemy”, Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain said on Sunday. He said that standard operating procedures will […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday flagged off ‘Aarogya doctors on wheels’ ambulance to provide doorstep medical services in remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. The initiative is aimed at providing healthcare services to people of far-flung villages at their doorsteps free of cost, Singh, the minister of state in the […]
