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 — A snow avalanche has hit Jurniyal village in Tulail area of Gurez in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Snow avalanche hit Jurniyal village of Tulail today. However, no damage has been reported, news agency KNO quoted an official as having said. He said the teams have been already activated in the area […]
CHANDIGARH — Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary passed away on Saturday after suffering a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur. The 76-year-old MP from Jalandhar fainted during the Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur. He was taken to a hospital in Phagwara in an ambulance, where he died later. Rahul Gandhi, who was leading […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory received widespread light to moderate snowfall in the last 24 hours which affected the normal life in the valley. The land and air traffic was also badly hit. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir received season’s first snowfall while higher reaches were lashed by heavy […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday said it has always welcomed the international community playing a role in promoting peace in the region, including in facilitating a dialogue with India for the resolution of the core issues, including on Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made these comments during the weekly press briefing here, when […]
NEW DELHI — Three senior executives of NDTV including the group president, have resigned weeks after the Adani group took control of the broadcaster. NDTV group’s President Suparna Singh, Chief Strategy Officer Arijit Chatterjee and Chief Technology and Product Officer Kawaljit Singh Bedi have resigned, the company said in a regulatory filing. “The Company is […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Friday expressed its deep regret that its head and the top religious leader of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under detention for the past three and a half years. As a result of this detention, he is unable to perform his official duties […]
KULGAM — A tragedy struck a family in Gujjar Basti Avil Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday after an elderly man died on Friday while his residential house gutted in a fire incident a few hours after his death. Tehsildar Damhal Hanjipora, Rouf Ahmad Lone said that an elderly man […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management Authority on Friday issued avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of heavy snowfall since morning. According to a communication, avalanche with high danger level is likely to occur above 2000 metres of Bandipora and Kupwara districts in the next 24 […]
SRINAGAR — Due to snowfall in Kashmir valley, all flights at Srinagar International airport were cancelled on Friday. The airport authorities informed about cancellation of flights in a tweet. “All flights for today at our airport have been cancelled due to continuous bad weather”, the tweet said. The airport authorities informed that the passengers of […]
JAMMU — A 9-year-old boy, who was injured in mysterious firing in Surankote area of Poonch district yesterday, died at Government Medical College Jammu on Thursday. Sources said that the boy identified as Afran Ahmed son of Mohammad Sharief of Sangla Tehsil was shifted to GMC Jammu from GMC Rajouri for advanced treatment. However he […]
