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 (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that senior leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) have been issuing threats to PDP leader Yasir Reshi and sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah into the matter. In a post on X, Iltija Mufti claimed that […]
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 […]
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, […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — At the Winterfell Restaurant in Ara-Koshipora in the Anantnag District, Appollo PPR-C Fittings and Manufactures organized a general meet of Plumbers. Plumbers’ emphasis on the new Thermal PPR-C fittings’ advantages, uses, and benefits in the digital age was highlighted at this meeting. Appollo PPR Anantnag head spoke on this occasion and […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP over the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Union Territory wanted employment, better business and love but instead got the “BJP’s bulldozer”. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, “Jammu and Kashmir wanted employment, better business and love, but what […]
BANIHAL — At least 45 shops were sealed and two others demolished during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Banihal township of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. Two political activists were taken into preventive custody before the start of the drive to retrieve state land along the sub-district hospital road amid tight […]
SRINAGAR — The Chief Secretary’s office has been instructed to direct to all heads of departments to release the salary of PM package employees and other minority employees who have resumed work in Kashmir division. The Raj Bhavan has asked him to direct all the concerned HODs to release the salary of PM package/other minority […]
SRINAGAR — Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh was on Sunday appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, Judge of the Gauhati […]
LEH — Amid growing voices from the union territory seeking statehood and special status under the sixth schedule of the Constitution, President of India, Droupadi Murmu on Sunday appointed B.D. Mishra as new Lieutenant Governor (LG) for Ladakh, IANS reported. A communique as per the report issued by the President’s House said that Brigadier B.D. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir. It said that the there will be clear sky in Jammu region and generally cloudy sky in the Kashmir valley during next 24 hours. The weather was inclement in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, clear […]
SRINAGAR — The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Junior Assistant, for demanding & accepting bribe of Rs.15,000 in Samba district. According to a statement, a case was registered on complaint against the accused, wherein it was alleged that the complainant had taken loan of Rs.10 lakh from SBI, Samba under PMEGP Scheme, which […]
