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 […]
JAMMU — More than 570 sports and youth infrastructure projects with an estimated investment of over Rs 650 crore are at various stages of planning and execution across Jammu and Kashmir during the current financial year, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the initiative […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said her party is fighting to safeguard the future of the youth of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister also said she is pained when women talk about their sons and young relatives who are behind bars. “We are fighting for the future […]
SRINAGAR — Separatist-turned-mainstream politician and People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone has disclosed assets worth around Rs 12 crore and also mentioned a dispute spanning 30 years with the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation in his election affidavit. Sajad Lone, who joined mainstream politics and revived his father Abdul Gani Lone’s People’s Conference, has liability […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday hit out at the central government for claiming there is peace in Jammu and Kashmir, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy shooting for a film when 40 CRPF jawans were killed in 2019 Pulwama attack. “Had there been normalcy, would there have been encounters in […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday accused PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of opposing the withdrawal of the controversial AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir when he was the chief minister. “I have not forgotten this thing. When I was talking about the removal of AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) from here (in […]
SRINAGAR — Ali Mohammad Rather, a visually impaired person, was the first to vote for the election to Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday under the new home voting facility. The facility was started by the Election Commission for the 2024 Lok sabha elections for those who are not able to visit […]
JAMMU — Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday visited troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and exhorted them to maintain a high state of morale and motivation. The commander also commended the troops for their professionalism in challenging conditions, the Army said. “Lt Gen […]
JAMMU — Director General of Police R R Swain and Border Security Force (BSF) Special DG Yogesh Bahadur Khurania met on Tuesday and discussed the current security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Khurania, who heads the BSF’s Western Command, called on Swain in Jammu, they said. The officials said that both sides during […]
JAMMU — Three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were on Tuesday dismissed from service for dereliction of duty and involvement in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The SPOs — Daljeet Singh, Bali Ram and Deepak Singh — have been disengaged from service while disposing off […]
JAMMU — A woman drug peddler was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday and cash and heroin was recovered from her possession, police said. Acting on information, a police team intercepted a woman at a checkpoint in Rajbagh area and recovered heroin, Rs 15,670 cash and a mobile in Khanpur area, they […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached immovable properties of seven Pakistan based militant handlers in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. “After obtaining an attachment order passed by the additional sessions court in Baramulla, 13 kanals of land worth lakhs of rupees belonging to militant handlers based in Pakistan were attached in […]
