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 […]
LONDON — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a “denial mode” over Chinese incursions into Indian territory. “We do not accept anybody entering our territory and bullying us. The Chinese have entered our territory and killed our soldiers but the PM is in denial. That’s the problem,” he said […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said that the assets of Jammu and Kashmir were being put on sale. Reacting to the latest order on Srinagar Golf course, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that the sale of Royal Golf Spring is another example of how the government is “developing” this […]
SRINAGAR — Completing general court-martial proceedings in less than a year, an army court has recommended life imprisonment for a captain in connection with the killing of three men in a “staged” encounter in Amshipura in south Kashmir in July 2020, officials said on Sunday. Captain Bhoopendra Singh was subjected to court martial after a […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Constituency incharge Habba Kadal, Srinagar Arif Laigaroo has expressed shock over the sudden rise in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and said it is addition to skyrocketing prices of daily use commodities including fruits, milk, meat, vegetables, fuels etc. He said, with this hike, […]
SRINAGAR — The family members of a pregnant woman who died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on Sunday, alleged that she died due to medical negligence by hospital authorities. The family members of a deceased woman namely Ulfat Jan of Wakura Ganderbal alleged that she was not given proper treatment, which consequently […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian who was injured in a mysterious blast in Warpora, Sopore area of Baramulla district on February 23, 2023 has succumbed to his injuries at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on Sunday. According to reports, the man namely Mohammad Jamal Dar (50), a resident of Warpora, Sopore was injured in […]
SRINAGAR — Two persons were arrested for stalking and harassing a girl in Dal Gate area of Srinagar, Police said on Sunday. Police said that two eve teasers namely Saqib Mehraj Sheikh S/o Mehraj ud Din and Faizan Yousuf Sheikh S/o Mohd Yousuf Sheikh, both residents of Kanidiver Hawal were arrested for stalking and harassing […]
SRINAGAR — A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale hits Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported. According to reports, officials of the Disaster Management Authority said an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Bandipora […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Pulwama deputy commissioner to administer the oath of office as a DDC member to PDP youth leader Waheed ur Rehman Parra, provided there are no legal restrictions envisaged under the Panchayati Raj Act. Parra could not take the oath after being elected as a […]
JAMMU — Kashmiri Pandit government employees demanding relocation outside the Kashmir Valley in the wake of targeted killings by militants, suspended their 310 days long strike, saying they were “surrendering” as authorities had “stopped” their salaries. The protesters comprised Kashmiri Pandits working in different government departments under a prime minister’s employment package. The Jammu and […]
