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 — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the functioning of the security grid and all security-related aspects in Jammu and Kashmir and conveyed the Narendra Modi government’s unflinching resolve to the policy of zero tolerance against militancy. Shah also reviewed the preparations for a G20 meeting to be held in Srinagar next […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary, Surinder Singh Channi on Thursday extended his warm greetings in the occasion of Baisakhi festival. Baisakhi is annually celebrated on April 13 or 14 as it marks the beginning of the new solar year and the harvest season. Channi in a statement said, […]
KISHTWAR — After a long winter halt, the Margan Top road in district Kishtwar has finally been opened officially. The road connects the remote regions of Marwah and Warwan with the rest of Jammu and Kashmir. The road was cleared of snow with the tireless efforts of the Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Projects […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Judicial Academy organized a one day interactive programme on “order/judgment writing, application of the law, sharing best practices and finding solutions to practical problems faced by them in justice delivery” for Civil Judges (Junior Division) of Kashmir Province. The programme that was inaugurated by Chief Justice, High Court of […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over the reported fall in incomes of the poor and the middle class, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that no matter how much the public is suffering from inflation and unemployment, the “suit-boot” government’s only target is to fill the coffers of “friends”. Gandhi posted a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — All India Youth Congress (AIYC) General Secretary, Manpreet Singh Mani on Thursday extended his warm greetings in the occasion of Baisakhi festival. Singh, in a statement said, On the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi, my greetings to people across India and the world. May this day bring joy and prosperity in society. May […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of 14 Assistant Regional Transport Officers (ARTO’s) in the Union Territory in the interest of administration. According to an order issued by Rahul Sharma, Transport Commissioner Jammu and Kashmir, Sh. Kuldeep Singh I/C ARTO Doda has been posted as I/C […]
SRINAGAR — School Education Department Thursday said that there shall be no homework for students upto Class-II while only a maximum of two hours a week shall be for Classes 3 to 5. In a circular, Director School Education Department said that for primary classes, there will be no homework up to Class-Il and a […]
POONCH — At least sixteen women were injured after a residential house collapsed in Khanetar village of Poonch district on Thursday. The incident happened when people had assembled in the house of Zakir Hussain Shah of Khanetar village of the district to mourn death of a family member. Due to heavy load amid large presence […]
RAJOURI (KIMS) — Security forces on Thursday said that they recovered a Pakistani drone along with ammunition and cash in Beri Pattan area of Sunderbani sector in Rajouri district. Lt Col Devender Anand, PRO Defense, Jammu, in a statement said, On the intervening night of 12-13 April 2023, the alert troops of Indian Army in […]
