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 […]
ESS ENN ANANTNAG — At Kapran Verinag in the Anantnag District, the 19 Rashtriya Rifles (SIKHLI) organised a peace march and a friendly volleyball match between an Indian Army team and a local team in an effort to demonstrate the local population’s desire to condemn and put an end to evil acts in Kashmir. In […]
SRINAGAR — On the fourth anniversary of Pulwama attack, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar on Tuesday said that out of 19 militants involved in the attack, 8 have been killed, 7 arrested and 4 including 3 Pakistanis are still alive. Talking to the media persons after paying tributes to the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. It said, partly cloudy sky in Kashmir and dry weather with clear sky in Jammu is expected during the next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department […]
SRINAGAR — A non-local and a resident from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Bemina and Batamaloo area of summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Quoting an official news agency KDC reported that a non-local labourer identified as Babu Ali (65), Son of Hussain, a resident of Jalalpur area of […]
ANANTNAG — An elderly man who lost both legs yesterday after allegedly attempting suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in South Kashmir’s Anantnag, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura on Tuesday morning. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the man from Mattan allegedly tried to commit suicide when he […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Monday said it is not “heartbroken” over the Supreme Court dismissing a petition challenging the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir, but was sure of a victory in the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court dismissing the petition challenging the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir was immaterial when legal challenges to abrogation of Article 370 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act were pending before the apex court. “We have rejected the delimitation commission from the outset. It […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the government’s decision to constitute the delimitation commission for redrawing the legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka delivered the verdict on a plea filed […]
ANANTNAG — A man was charred to death after his vehicle caught fire in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the man identified as Shabir Ahmad Rather, son of Mohammad Ashan Rather, from Panzgam, a baker by profession was charred to death after a vehicle he […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded minus 4.0 degrees Celsius, […]
