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 Thursday asserted that the proposed protest plan of his party in Delhi on July 20 over the alleged delay in the restoration of statehood would not change, but said there can be changes in the venue or the mode of the protest. He, however, refused […]
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 […]
KULGAM — An elderly man died after an auto he was travelling in turned turtle at Damhal Hanjipora belt of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday, an official said. An official said that an Auto load carrier bearing registration number JK18A-7544 turned turtle near Adijen bridge at Damhal Hanjipora in which a person travelling inside the […]
NEW DELHI — Former bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been named as the new election commissioners by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, committee member and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Thursday. Addressing reporters at his residence soon after the meeting ended, Chowdhury said six names came up […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday forecast generally dry weather in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till March 20. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “The weather is expected to remain generally dry in Jammu and Kashmir from March 14-20.” He said, “Fresh spells of rain and snowfall […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday ordered transfers and postings of 35 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers. The Government’s General Administration Department (GAD) ordered transfers and postings of these officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order, “Mr. Pawan […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti appealed to the people of the country on Wednesday to use their votes sensibly to respond to laws like the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and not fall into the BJP’s trap by acting in rage. Talking to reporters at the party headquarters here, Mufti claimed that […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar Wednesday said that the Commission is concerned about holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections but the final call on whether to hold two elections concurrently, will be taken about thorough consultations with the security agencies and political parties. He, however, said that elections will be held […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday, 13 March said the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of the Lok Sabha polls was a “dirty vote bank politics” of the BJP and asserted that people want this law to be repealed. With this law, the BJP-led government at the Centre has […]
KOLKATA — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is linked with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and that is the reason why she is opposing the new legislation. The TMC supremo said she doesn’t want detention camps in West Bengal, like those in Assam. “The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings in Finance Department. The Finance Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered transfers and postings of six members of J&K Accounts Service in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order, “Belal […]
SRINAGAR — At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Islaam Yarbal area of Pathar Masjid in Srinagar’s Downtown late last night, officials said. An official said that around 01:15 am fire broke out in one of the houses near Pathar Masjid. He said that in the incident at least four […]
