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 — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a longest surviving militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit in Shopian district of South Kashmir. Police said that Shopian Police and Army arrested a longest surviving militant namely Nasir Ahmed Sher Gojri @ Qasim Bhai, S/o Ali Mohd, R/o HomHuna Nagbal. He was active […]
SRINAGAR — A 32-year-old man was injured in a grenade attack in Eidgah area of Srinagar city on Sunday evening. Reports said militants lobbed grenade towards joint naka of Police and CRPF at Saidpora Eidgah in which one civilian was injured and he has been taken to hospital for treatment. They said the civilian has […]
JAMMU — The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave its assent for authorizing Revenue Department to move an amendment in Section 21 and Section 28-A of Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976. The proposed amendments shall lift prohibition on transfer of land vested under section 6, 7 […]
BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday rescued a woman after she attempted to commit suicide by climbing over a hillock in Delina area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the woman, a native of West Bengal married to a resident of Delina has climbed a hillock […]
JAMMU — A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday visited Narwal area of Jammu to inspected the scene of the twin blasts. The NIA is likely to take over the case for a thorough probe, officials said according to PTI adding the officers of the probe agency spent over an hour at the […]
BANDIPORA — An avalanche hit Hussangam village of Tulail in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the avalanche hit Hussangam village of Bandipora this afternoon. Soon after the incident teams from the administration rushed to the spot to assess the situation. He however said, no loss of […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Sunday forecast widespread rain and in Kashmir division and dry weather in Jammu division. The weather was inclement in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, “Kashmir valley is likely to witness rain/snow while the weather would be dry with […]
KATHUA — The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed Sunday from Hiranagar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district amid heightened security in the wake of twin blasts in Jammu. After a day-long break, the foot march started as per schedule around 7 am from Hiranagar near the International Border along the […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still scared of the truth of the 2002 riots coming out and the “blocking” of the BBC documentary “blaming him for the pogrom is a cowardly and undemocratic act”. The opposition party also said that no matter how much the Modi […]
JAMMU — Two teenagers were killed Saturday in a multiple collision involving three cars and a truck on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said. Mothali Sharma (15) and Keshav Kumar (16), both residents of Guda Brahmana village, were crushed when three cars collided with each other before hitting a parked truck at Akhnoor, they said. […]
