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 — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Friday said the protest scheduled by the National Conference on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament was a process to bury Article 370 and create confusion by taking Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood issue to pan-India politics. “I cannot be certain of the National Conference’s […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings of 6 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. Amir […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two weeks after declaring two factions of Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference as Unlawful Associations, the Government of India (GoI) on Tuesday declared Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) as an ‘Unlawful Association’. Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) led by Nayeem Ahmad Khan, a Kashmiri separatist leader was declared as an […]
