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 — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday hit out at Uttar Pradesh government for targeting Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, saying chief minister Yogi Adityanath should learn a lesson from the Jantar Mantar protests. “Destroying an institution of learning like Jauhar University displays nothing but hatred and vengeance,” Mehbooba said in a post on X. […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — Gowhar Jabeena made kiwi cultivation nurseries possible for the first time in South Kashmir after the plants were introduced by SKUAST (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology) on an experimental basis. The SKUAST has developed some experimental gardens for kiwi cultivation. She has started her kiwi fruit nursery under the name of […]
SHOPIAN — Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s announcement that a tunnel would be built at Peer Ki Gali on Mughal Road has brought cheer to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian. Talking to reporters earlier this month, Gadkari had shared the details of the Rs 5,000-crore project to make Mughal Road and an all-weather road […]
NEW DELHI — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s brainchild and Jammu & Kashmir Government’s flagship inter-sectoral initiative “Mission Youth”, a specially designed program for empowering youth made it to the highest civil services awards based on outstanding achievements over the last two years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the coveted Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in […]
JAMMU — The High Court on Thursday quashed the detention of a journalist Fahad Shah and directed the authorities to release him forthwith. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal has said that Fahad should be “set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other case.” “In the present case, the procedural requirement has not been followed […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least five armymen were killed and another was injured after their vehicle was fired upon by unidentified militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The incident took place around 3:00 pm when the Army vehicle was moving between Bhimber Gali and Poonch in the Rajouri sector. The unidentified […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of four Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Ms. Sumera Shamim, JKAS:2004, Deputy Commissioner, State Taxes (Stamps), Srinagar, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Industries […]
SRINAGAR — Tulip Garden in Srinagar, which is one of the major tourist attractions in Kashmir, will be closed for general public from tomorrow. An official said that as the Tulip bloom is almost over, the garden will be closed from tomorrow. The garden, which is located at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range, was […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Thursday issued avalanche warming to 8 districts of Jammu and Kashmir amid inclement weather conditions. According to a communique, Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority said avalanche with low danger level is likely to occur above 2400 to 3200 metres above sea level in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Baramulla, Kupwara […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan announced on Thursday that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch announced it at a weekly media briefing here. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday lashed out at the BJP after a Gujarat court rejected Rahul Gandhi’s plea in a defamation case, saying it is a “black day” for Indian democracy. She also charged that opposition leaders are being hounded, saying they are either in jails or will be sent to jail. […]
