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 […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) on Tuesday deferred all the Computer Based Examinations till further intimation. The Board in a tweet said, the examinations for various posts scheduled from March 16 to April 5, 2023 are deferred till further intimation. The Computer Based Examinations for various posts scheduled w.e.f. 16.03.2023 […]
SRINAGAR — Pleasant weather with bright sunshine will continue in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The weather was dry and sunny in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, pleasant weather with bright sunshine is likely to continue in J&K […]
SRINAGAR — A teacher has been arrested for sexually harassing and inappropriately touching a minor girl in Chanapora area of Srinagar, Police said on Tuesday. Police said, a tuition teacher namely Abdul Wahid Bhat son of Abdul Rehman Bhat, a resident of Khan Colony Chanapora, Srinagar was arrested for sexually harassing and inappropriately touching a […]
SRINAGAR — A man was hospitalized on Tuesday evening after he was allegedly attacked by in-laws in Narkara area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The man namely Zubair Ahmad Ganie son of Mohammad Shaban Ganie, a resident of Narkara Budgam was attacked by in-laws at Narkara village of the district, news agency KDC reported. The […]
NEW DELHI — The Swiss firm IQAir in its ‘World Air Quality Report’ released on Tuesday ranked India the world’s eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. In the list of most polluted cities in the world, out of the 50 cities, 39 are in India. Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast pleasant weather with bright sunshine in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather was mainly dry in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, pleasant weather with bright sunshine is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours. […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Kashmir in a militancy related case. The sleuths of National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF carried out raids at Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag districts of the valley, reports said as […]
Javaid Lone BARAMULLA — The students have demanded a Degree College and better transport facilities for them in Kandi area in Baramulla district in North Kashmir. The students from this hamlet of Baramulla while talking to Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS Kashmir) said that their education is getting affected badly as they are not able […]
ANANTNAG — Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Monday attached a residential house of a man for allegedly being involved in militant activities in Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. State Investigation Unit (SIU) in presence of Executive Magistrate attached the house of Mohd Ishaq Malik son of Mohammad Saifullah Malik, a resident of Dhanwetehpora […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said that it has busted a hideout of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Rakh Momin Dangi village of Bijbehara town in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. It said, huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from the hideout. Police in a press release said, on the […]
