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 — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday announced that her party would hold peaceful protests at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 to press for the restoration of Article 370 and “resolution of the Kashmir issue”. The former chief minister stated this at a press conference at the […]
DUBAI — India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare. The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently. India had also […]
JAMMU — Five students of Government Medical College in Jammu were injured, one of them seriously, in a clash between two groups inside their hostel on Sunday night. Sources said trouble began some students uploaded scenes from the controversial Hindi movie, “The Kerala Story”, on a WhatsApp “study group” late Sunday evening with comments saying […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast mainly clear weather and brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at scattered places of Jammu and Kashmir towards the late afternoon or evening. The weather was cloudy in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. Today, the weather is likely to ramain mainly clear in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Andwan Sagam area of Kokernag in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Sunday morning. Reports said, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Andwan Sagam area of Kokernag in Anantnag district […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Congress Party’s Jammu and Kashmir cadre have congratulated the Party’s entire leadership of Karnataka, President Mallikarjun Kharge, Former President Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for achieving clear majority in Karnataka Assembly Elections. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee’s (JKPCC) General Secretary, Surinder Singh Channi has […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that three persons were arrested for stabbing and injuring a youth in Baramulla district. A youth identified as Tariq Ahmed was injured after he was allegedly thrashed and stabbed by three persons after an altercation over some issue at Gulshanabad area in Baramulla district, an official […]
SRINAGAR — Two PhD scholars from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora have been awarded the Centrally Administered Doctoral Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for the year 2022-23 & 2023-24. The scholars namely; Zeeshan Majeed Nadroo, working on ‘Determinants of consumer shopping behaviour, a study of North […]
ANANTNAG — At least two persons were killed in a road accident in Mattan area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Two persons were killed after the scooty was hit by a vehicle near a grid station Hutmurah in Mattan area of the district, an official said as per KNO. The scooty rider […]
SRINAGAR — Aditya Gupta, a renowned advocate on Saturday joined People’s Democratic Party at its Srinagar Headquarters. Aditya was welcomed into PDP by the party President, Mehbooba Mufti. Aditya after formally joining PDP said, “Joining PDP is my first step towards the fight for restoring the dignity and rights of the people of erstwhile state […]
BENGALURU — The Congress was striding forward with leads in 136 seats, while the BJP was ahead in 64 in Karnataka, according to Election Commission of India trends, as votes were counted on Saturday for an election widely seen as a litmus test for both parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. The Congress was […]
SRINAGAR — Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid by militants in Uri Sector of Baramulla district in North Kashmir. Army Spokesperson in a statement said, An infiltration bid by militants across the Line of Control in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir was foiled by the Indian Army during early morning hours today. The […]
