BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he feels honoured to have received a “love letter” in the form of a legal notice from the BJP as it proves that he is a political force they cannot ignore. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Monday served a […]
LONDON — India beat England by 270 runs as the first women’s test match in the history of Lord’s cricket ground concluded on Monday with the hosts being all out for 186 while chasing a target of 457. Lord’s, cricket’s most iconic ground, has been hosting international matches since 1884, and staged its first women’s […]
JAMMU — Three men alleged to be overground workers (OGWs) of militants were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Terming the action necessary to maintain public order, police said the three men were were assessed to be posing a significant threat to the safety and […]
JAMMU — Bodies of two youths were fished out from the Tawi river here, two days after they were reported missing, police said on Sunday. The belongings of Rajinder Singh and Abhikash Singh were found on the banks of Tawi river near their village at Kishanpur-Manwal on Friday, shortly after they went for a bath […]
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday urged the Centre to order a probe into the twin militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier and also asked Pakistan to stop supporting militancy in the region. The former chief minister said if a probe is not ordered into the two gruesome incidents, […]
JAMMU — Dilip Kumar Pandita, a lone displaced Kashmiri Pandit candidate contesting on the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, is ramping up his campaign, promising to “reunite all Kashmiris through serious intra-community dialogue via civil society”. Pandita is among 20 candidates in the fray challenging prominent figures like PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader […]
JAMMU — Three National Conference (NC) workers were injured when unidentified persons attacked them with knives at an election rally in Mendhar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. NC president Farooq Abdullah was present at the rally organised by the party in support of its Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat candidate Mian […]
JAMMU — Two alleged drug peddlers were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police officer said. Moomin Kamal and Ajaz Ahmed were identified as the kingpins supplying drugs to the youth in Kishtwar town and their detention under PSA was part of a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A spokesperson of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) who was involved in many crimes including an attempt to jailbreak and raising anti-national slogans surrendered before police in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday. “The accused person namely Ali Mohd Lone @ Advocate Zahid Ali, son of Habibullah Lone, resident of Nihama Pulwama, […]
JAMMU — Security forces have launched a massive search operation after picking up movement of three suspicious persons, believed to be militants, near the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. A Special Police Officer (SPO) reported the movement of suspected persons in Tarnah nallah near Jangi chak in […]
SRINAGAR — The blazing campaign trail in the prestigious Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency ended on Saturday, setting the stage for more than 17.32 lakh eligible voters to exercise their franchise in the fifth phase of the general elections on May 20. The first major political battle post the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 will […]
JAMMU — A total of 26 lodgement centres have been set up in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district for pilgrims who will undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Saturday. The 52-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine will commence from twin tracks –the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag […]
