IOC buys Russian crude at deep discount

New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s top oil firm, has bought as much as 3 million barrels of crude oil that Russia had offered at steep discount to prevailing international rates, sources said. The purchase, made through a trader, is the first since Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine that brought international pressure […]

Price hike expectation drives petrol, diesel sales

New Delhi: India’s auto fuel sales surged past pre-pandemic levels in the first half of March as consumers and dealers topped tanks in anticipation of a likely price hike post assembly elections. Petrol sales by state-owned fuel retailers, which control roughly 90 per cent of the market, at 1.23 million tonnes during March 1-15 were […]

Int’l flight operations resume at Sgr airport

Hajj, Umrah body presses for direct flight from Srinagar to Jeddah

Srinagar: After the demands raised by the people, especially the business community, the international flight operations have resumed at Srinagar airport on Wednesday. Officials said that GoFirstAirlines flight G81595 operated on Srinagar-Sharjah sector on Wednesday. “The flight is carrying 108 passengers. This is also the first international flight after inauguration of the International Cargo operations […]

Three LeT militants killed in Nowgam encounter

Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, who were involved in the recent killing of a sarpanch in Khonmoh, were killed in an encounter with security forces on the outskirts Srinagar city on Wednesday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Nowgam early in the morning after receiving specific inputs about the presence of […]

Pakistani handlers pushing militants into JK: DGP

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said Pakistani handlers were pushing militants into the union territory to harm civilians and disturb the prevailing peaceful atmosphere. “Over the past two weeks, the evil designs of militants once again came to light when they targeted panches and sarpanches. The sinful acts […]

Situation in JK ‘very good’, improving further: CRPF DG

Jammu: CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh asserted on Wednesday that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is very good and is improving further, even as he said 162 terrorists and Maoists were killed across the country in 2021-22. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief also said 1,500 terrorists and Maoists were arrested and 750 […]

JK reports 17 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir logged 17 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and nine from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453493. Giving district wise details, the […]

Bail denied to teenage boy who eloped with minor girl

Srinagar: A Juvenile Justice Board here on Wednesday denied bail to a teenage boy who had eloped with a 15-year old girl, saying bail would “defeat the ends of justice”. The boy, not even 16 years of age and referred to as a Child in Conflict with Law (CICL) in legal parlance, was alleged to […]