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 female tourist from Delhi died at a hotel in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar on Friday. Reports said that a female tourist identified as Veena Ahuja (62) resident of Delhi fell unconscious at a hotel 4 points in Sonwar area here. They said the tourist was immediately shifted to Khyber Hospital […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 6 accused persons in a case related to drone recovery and other ammunition in Kathua district. According a statement, NIA filed the chargesheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in case pertaining to interception of drone (Hexacopter), recovery of drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of UBGL […]
SRINAGAR — A security guard at an ATM booth in Soura area of Srinagar was found dead on Friday, official sources said. They said the guard, identified as Mohammad Muzaffar Kakroo, son of Abdul Kahliq Kakroo, a resident of Amdakadal Lalbazar, was found unconscious inside the ATM booth of HDFC Bank in Soura. “He was […]
BUDGAM — A passenger train plying on the Baramulla-Banihal section has derailed from a railway track at Mazhama area in central Kashmir Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Friday. Quoting a railway official news agency KDC reported that a coach of train no 04483 skidded off at km no 85/7 and 85/8 on Budgam-Baramulla track. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department office on Friday forecast widespread light to moderate rain, snow in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Weather was partially cloudy in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow is likely to occur in J&K during the next 24 hours”, IANS quoted […]
NEW DELHI — Former Union Minister and Loktantarik Janata Dal (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav passed away on Thursday at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram. He was 75. His daughter Subhashini Sharad Yadav confirmed the news on Twitter. “Papa nahi rahe (Papa is no more),” she tweeted. According to a statement from Fortis Memorial Research […]
SRINAGAR — At least 45 percent of professors, consultants, and additional associate and assistant professor posts at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura are lying vacant—thus raising a question on the functioning of the institute. Besides, at least 51 percent paramedical posts are also vacant. The authorities had sanctioned 290 posts of professors, consultants, […]
SRINAGAR — Bringing respite to the traders, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Bank have decided to reduce the commitment charges substantially after the frequent appeals by the Valley traders and hoteliers over the issue. A top official in J&K Bank said that the commitment charges have been substantially reduced for the period nearly four […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said it has arrested four drug peddlers in South Kashmir’s Awantipora and Anantnag area and recovered huge quantity of contraband substance from their possession. According to press release, in Awantipora, acting on a specific information regarding hoarding of narcotic substances by one person namely Mushtaq Ahmad Shah […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani on Thursday held Bharat Jodo preparatory meeting in North Kashmir. He conducted series of meetings to review ongoing preparations for the upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra. All India Youth Congress Joint Secretary Manpreet Singh Mani conducted a day long tour and met with members to hold detailed discussion on the arrangements […]
