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 — Bharti Airtel, one of the major telecom operators in India, launched 5G Internet services in four more districts of Jammu & Kashmir UT thereby providing the ultra fast internet service to a total of 13 towns across the union territory. The four new districts to get 5G services are Katra, Anantnag, Baramulla, and […]
SRINAGAR — A militant has been killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Padgampora area of Awantipora in Pulwama district on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Padgampora area of Awantipora following the inputs […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Kashmiri Muslims are ashamed over the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit and hit out at the government for claiming that normalcy has been restored in Jammu and Kashmir. “The government claims to have ended militancy. If that were the case, who killed him (Sharma)? What is […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday held protests at several places in Kashmir against the killing of Kashmiri Pandit bank guard Sanjay Sharma. Militants on Sunday shot dead the 40-year-old Sharma in Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market. The main protest was held in Jawahar Nagar area of the […]
BEIJING — China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic “is about science and should not be politicised.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the international experts have considered the theory that the pandemic might […]
JAMMU — Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandit prime minister’s package employees on Monday reiterated their demand for relocation outside the valley, saying their worst fears have come true with the latest killing of a community member in Pulwama. The protesters assembled outside the relief commissioner’s office in Jammu and staged a protest against the killing […]
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday condemned the killing of Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard Sanjay Sharma, terming it as a “gruesome act”. Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, the separatist amalgam said, “Killing of human beings in such manner is a tragedy that Kashmir has been witnessing for the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that 40 per cent of the J&K population will have to pay no property tax and the remaining 60 per cent have to pay nominal amount between Rs 600 to Rs 1000 maximum amount per annum. He said that tax amount fixed is one-tenth of […]
SRINAGAR — Muslims neighbours of Kashmir Pandit who was killed by militants in Achan village of Pulwama district yesterday, helped his family members to perform the last rites on Monday. Locals said that Muslims neighbours came together to help perform the last rites of Sanjay Sharma. Sanjay Sharma (42), who working as a bank guard […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation unit (SIU-II) Srinagar on Monday attached 04 residential houses, 3 located at Barthana Qamarwari and 1 at Sangam Eidgah Srinagar for providing shelter to militants. In a statement, the orders were issued in exercise of power conferred U/S 25 read with 2 (g)( ii) UA(P) Act. The information of attachment of […]
