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 […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Wednesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. The weather remained dry during the last 24 hours in the Union Territory. An official of the Meteorological Department said, dry partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit in Srinagar and recovered Rupees 31,65,200/= and other incriminating materials from their possession. A police party of Police Station Nowgam during routine checking at Lasjan Crossing (NHW) spotted 03 suspicious individuals coming from Lasjan towards NHW […]
BENGALURU — In a shocking incident from Bengaluru, two men tried to rape two women hailing from Kashmir. Giving details of the incident, the Karnataka Police stated that the accused had invited the two young women for a party to their residence on February 5. After partying till 2:30 am, the men tried to rape […]
KATHUA — A 38-year-old man allegedly died under mysterious circumstances in a police lockup in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The family of the deceased has alleged that he was tortured in the custody. According to officials, Sonu Kumar was arrested after police recovered 7 grams of heroin from his possession […]
ANKARA — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central Turkey region on Tuesday, hours after three devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people. Thousands more are injured and the search for survivors is on. The death toll is feared to go up as rescue teams search through the rubble. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. The weather remained partly cloudy in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, Dry weather with clear sky in Jammu and partly cloudy sky in the Valley is likely during the next […]
PULWAMA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested an extortionist in Rajpora area of Pulwama district. Police said, Police Station Rajpora received a written complaint from a person (Name Withheld) wherein he stated that at about 1930 Hrs while on way to home from his clinic, some unknown person intercepted […]
SRINAGAR — Accusing the Jammu & Kashmir administration of creating homelessness, Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Monday said that “New Delhi shouldn’t be represented by bulldozers in Kashmir, but by love and compassion.” Addressing a news conference, Lone said the objective of the ongoing eviction drive seems humiliation of Kashmiris. “What is the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the use of bulldozers have made Kashmir worse than Afghanistan. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Mehbooba said the anti-encroachment drive launched in Jammu & Kashmir is being used as a weapon to suppress the people. She […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday advocated that the government should make the bulldozer its last resort, give people a chance to prove their claim and issue proper notices to the people having illegal possession of State land. He was quick to add that the National Conference was not against those who […]
