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 (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has declined an invitation to participate in the proposed protest at Jantar Mantar seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that limiting the movement to the demand for statehood alone would undermine the larger struggle for restoration of Article 370 and constitutional […]
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 — Jammu and Kashmir police chief R R Swain on Sunday directed officers of his department to provide excellent services to the people and help them in getting justice. At an event held at the District Police Lines in Kupwara, he said people go to police stations with the hope of getting their problems […]
SRINAGAR — The water level in the Jhelum river has hit the lowest due to a prolonged dry spell in Kashmir, officials said here on Sunday. ”River Jhelum was flowing at -0.75 feet at Sangam (Anantnag district) and -0.86 feet at Asham (Bandipora district) on Sunday morning. This is the lowest water level in the […]
NEW DELHI — Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel might discontinue their unlimited 5G data plans for premium customers soon, media reports said on Saturday. As per the analysts, the companies will likely charge at least 5-10 per cent more for 5G services compared to 4G, starting from the second half of 2024, Economic Times reported. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Due to prolonged dry spell, Srinagar, the Summer capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded highest maximum temperature in the month of January after 14 years. According to Meteorological Department, many stations of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 6-8°C above the normal temperature. Srinagar recorded 15.0°C as the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — As the higher reaches of Kashmir valley including Gurez and Zojila-Gumri axis on Srinagar-Leh highway received light snowfall, the Meteorological Department (MeT) on Saturday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till January 23. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “The weather is expected to remain generally dry in Jammu […]
LAHORE — Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan on Friday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the rejection of his nomination papers on two National Assembly seats in the run-up to the general elections. Khan, 71, filed two separate petitions in the LHC challenging the decisions of the returning officers (ROs) and the appellate […]
JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has effected Swami Vivekananda’s vision for India on the ground and now the country can lead the world in multiple ways. Addressing an event here on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, he said, “We have seen India moving in the direction […]
NEW DELHI — Mahatma Gandhi was a great strategist who used soft power to defeat a much stronger adversary, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Friday. Speaking at the launch of veteran journalist and former Union minister M J Akbar’s book ‘Gandhi, A Life in Three Campaigns’, he said, “Power is your ability to […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police Special Cell interrogating Hizbul Mujahideen operative Javaid Ahmad Matoo, arrested in connection with 11 militant attack cases in Jammu and Kashmir, has found that money was channelled through hawala from Pakistan on the pretext of a Pashmina shawl and carpet business to run terror activities. Police produced Matoo before […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has an extensive and sophisticated security arrangement to ensure her safety at all times. The statement came after the PDP raised questions on the security protocols in place for the party’s president following her narrow escape in an accident in […]
