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 […]
NEW DELHI — After Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided that a neutral venue will be announced for Asia cup 2023, Pakistan threatened to pull out from ICC World Cup scheduled to be held in India later this year. Yesterday, the ACC has decided that a new venue for Asia cup 2023 will be finalized in […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India has issued orders to block 232 apps operated by overseas entities, including Chinese for being involved in betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service. “The order to block 138 apps that were involved in betting, gambling and money laundering were issued last […]
DUBAI — Former President and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Pakistan General (retd) Parvez Musharraf passed away on Sunday after prolonged illness. According to Pakistani Media reports, Musharraf who had been living in Dubai since 2016 was undergoing treatment at American Hospital Dubai. The 79-year-old former President and Chief of Army Staff was suffering from […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast rain and snow at isolated places in Kashmir valley while weather is expected to remain dry in Jammu division during the next 24 hours. The weather was dry in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, weather would be […]
PULWAMA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday solved Burglary case by arresting accused in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and recovered stolen items from his possession. Police in a statement said, Police Station Pulwama received a complaint from Javied Ahmad Baba S/o Gh. Qadir Baba R/o Tahab Pulwama that some unknown burglars have stolen kirayana […]
NEW DELHI — The Asian Cricket Council will decide on an alternate venue for the Asia Cup ODI tournament in March after BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB chairman Najam Sethi had their first formal meeting in Bahrain on Saturday. The Asia Cup was initially allotted to Pakistan and was scheduled in September this year […]
LEH — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday started taking up cases from the Union Territory of Ladakh by way of virtual hearing thereby allowing litigants and lawyers to appear and plead their cases from Ladakh itself, Bar and Bench reported. Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who hails from Ladakh, as per the […]
JAMMU — A policeman was injured on Saturday when a group of agitated people pelted law enforcement agencies with stones during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu. The incident took place in the Malik Market area along the Narwal bypass where the district administration had deployed some earthmover machines to dismantle a car showroom built on […]
NEW DELHI — A 40-year-old Kashmiri businessman, who was abducted by his two business partners from Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate area, was rescued from Punjab, an official said on Saturday. After six hours, Delhi Police along with its counterpart Punjab Police managed to rescue the victim and nabbed the kidnappers from Phagwara in Punjab. The accused […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Saturday demolished the outer walls of Advocate Shabnam Lone’s residence in Kral Sangri Nishat area of Srinagar. Quoting an official, news agency KDC reported that a team of the Revenue Department Srinagar led a demolition drive to reclaim State/Kacharai land under Khasra no 3557 from the encroacher Advocate Shabnam Lone. […]
