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 — Former chief minister and National Conference vice president, Omar Abdullah Friday joined Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Banihal area of Ramban district. Reports said that Omar Abdullah joined the Yatra at Banihal while several J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) leaders are presently waiting in Qazigund to join the Yatra. Reports said […]
BARABANKI (UP) — A man was booked here for allegedly unfurling a green coloured ‘Islamic flag’ atop a madarsa on Republic Day, police on Thursday said. The incident happened here in Hussainabad village under Subeha Police Station area. “We received a complain that an Islamic flag was unfurled over Madrasa Ashraful Uloom Ima Imdadiya Sakeen […]
SRINAGAR — The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday ordered transfer of Dy Superintendent of Police, PC Kulgam. According to an order, Sh. Ravinder Singh, Dy Superintendent of Police, PC Kulgam, is transferred and posted as Aide de Camp to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Government. “In the interest of administration, Sh. Ravinder Singh, JKPS […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said on January 26, 2023 that no backchannel talks were being held between Islamabad and New Delhi. “At this moment, there is no such thing under way,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar told the Senate — the upper house of parliament. She added that backchannel diplomacy was desirable […]
POONCH — A woman was killed when she was hit with a bullet fired accidentally by her husband from a rifle belonging to a VDC member in Surankote area of Poonch on Thursday. Whether it is a case of accidental killing or otherwise is being investigated, police said. A police officer told GNS that an […]
JAMMU — The BSF and Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets and greetings at various outposts along the International Border in Jammu on the occasion of India’s 74th Republic Day on Thursday, officials said. The Border Security Force offered sweets to Pakistan Rangers and they reciprocated, the officials said. The exchange of sweets took place at border […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast generally dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain and snow lashed Union Territory during the last 24 hours. Srinagar recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 2.4 degrees Celsius and minus 10.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. Jammu recorded […]
NEW DELHI — India has lost its presence in 26 of the 65 Patrolling Points (PP) in Eastern Ladakh, which were patrolled regularly by the Indian Security Forces, due to ‘restrictive or no patrolling’ by the forces, according to a research paper by a senior police officer. The document was prepared by senior IPS officer […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday demolished office-cum-guard room of senior National Conference leader Ali Muhammad Sagar in Humhama locality near Srinagar airport. A team of Revenue department from Budgam district demolished the office-cum-guard room of NC’s Ali Muhammad Sagar which was constructed on six marlas of encroached land. “The land measuring […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Wednesday appointed Parikshat Singh Manhas Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education for period of two years. Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department has said that the new BOSE chairman was appointed on the orders of Lieutenant Governor. The principal secretary said, “In exercise of the powers conferred […]
