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 […]
ANKARA — More than 15000 people have died following a catastrophic earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria on Monday. As many as 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported citing Turkey’s disaster management agency, AFAD. A total of 1,262 people have died in government-controlled areas of […]
SRINAGAR — A man has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his relative’s residence in Sanat Nagar, Srinagar on Wednesday. Quoting reports, news agency KDC reported that a man namely Param Jeet Singh, a resident of Sainik Colony Jammu allegedly hanged himself at his relatives residence at custodian flats in Sanat Nagar area of […]
NEW DELHI — According to information provided to Parliament on Wednesday, the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan increased to USD 1.35 billion from April to December 2022 from USD 516.36 million in the entire 2021–2022 year. After New Delhi revoked Jammu & Kashmir’s special status, Pakistan suspended bilateral trade with India in 2019. According […]
KUPWARA — A Government employee was killed in a hit and run case in Udipora village in Handwara area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that a 42-year-old employee of Jal Shakti Department was fatally hit by a vehicle at Udipora village in Langate area of […]
SRINAGAR — In a bribery case in Jammu, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) detained a Tourism Development Corporation officer and a lecturer of Government Polytechnic College on Wednesday. In connection with a bribery of Rs. 2.3 lakh, the CBI today detained a lecturer of Government Polytechnic College and the Chief Accounts Officer (KAS) of […]
NEW DELHI — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Wednesday detained by police in Delhi for protesting against Jammu and Kashmir Government’s anti-encroachment drive. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti confirmed her arrest. Mehbooba was in Delhi as her mother required some medical treatment. While […]
KUPWARA — Five family members of a family from Uttar Pradesh including three children die of suffocation in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Quoting officials, news agency KNO reported that the family members including three children from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh were found dead at their rented accommodation in Kralpora area of Kupwara district. […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that the militants who were involved in an attack in Dhangri village of Rajouri district in which seven people were killed and 14 others were injured on January 1 this year are hiding in the upper reaches of Rajouri district, PTI reported. Announcing a reward […]
LAHORE — Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman has said that restoring Kashmir’s special status is the only way to improve relations with India. While interacting with foreign media at his Lahore’s Zaman Park residence, Khan according to PTI said, “India had revoked the special status for Kashmir. Now […]
ANKARA — At least 7,926 people have died as a result of the Monday earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria, according to reports from officials cited by CNN. Turkey was shaken by earthquakes on Monday, which caused at least 5,894 fatalities and 34,810 injuries, according to Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay. According to a CNN […]
