NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the democracy in the country is “beginning to breathe” while referring to the protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, and demanded that all polls held under his supervision be “revisited and reviewed”. He also criticised the crackdown on protesters in Delhi during […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar police Friday said that it arrested two persons who had allegedly beaten an individual with a cricket bat in Madankha area of Nowgam. Police said that the investigation into the matter is initiated and that two accused have been arrested, while the efforts are on to arrest other accused. “Police has taken […]
JAMMU — The Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS) on Friday took out a protest rally here to press for early restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike. The YRS, a non-political organisation of Rajputs in Jammu, has been fighting for the cause of Dogras of the region for […]
NEW DELHI — Bangladesh’s veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is amongst 156 people named in a murder case FIR filed in Dhaka’s Adabor area, in connection with the protests called by students in the country earlier this month. According to a report in Cricbuzz, the FIR was filed on August 22 by Rubel’s father, Rafiqul […]
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel’s batting average witnessed a huge boost after a fine century against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi on Thursday, becoming the second-highest among current Test batters with a minimum of 10 Test innings. Shakeel accomplished this feat in the first Test against Bangladesh. In the first innings, Shakeel smashed 141 in 261 balls. […]
MUMBAI — Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Friday that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir independently without any pre- and post-alliance with any political party. NCP is expected to contest about 12 seats there. NCP’s move is crucial as it wants to increase its presence across […]
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 […]
