NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest here on Wednesday against the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government over the Assembly resolution on statehood including autonomy. The BJP accused the government of passing the resolution without adequate discussion and failing to fulfil its election promises. Hundreds of BJP workers, led by party MP […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
RAMBAN — At least 33 passengers were injured after a sleeper bus travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu overturned inside a tunnel near Maroog on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, in Ramban district on Thursday, officials said. Among the injured, nine have been referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for further treatment, they said. Police said […]
SRINAGAR — Over 4,000 people involved in the drug trade have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir as part of the ‘Nasha Mukt Abhiyan’ launched in April this year, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat said on Thursday. Addressing the participants of ‘Run for Unity’ here, Prabhat said police have registered 3,257 cases under the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday notified the J&K Electric Vehicle Policy 2026, following its approval by the Council of Ministers chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The policy has set a six-year roadmap to expand clean, affordable, and weather-resilient electric mobility across Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said. The policy, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar have busted an alleged inter-state narcotics network involved in the procurement, transportation, storage, distribution and financing of banned pharmaceutical drugs, arresting eight persons and recovering over 2.19 lakh tablets and capsules, officials said on Thursday. The action was taken during the investigation into FIR No. 135/2026 registered […]
SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir trapped Deputy Director Agriculture Law Enforcement Naseer Ahmad Khan along with his alleged tout while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a seed dealer in Srinagar. According to the ACB, it had received a written complaint alleging that Naseer Ahmad Khan had demanded […]
ANANTNAG — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Anantnag registered 408 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and arrested 476 alleged drug peddlers during the first nine months of 2026, as part of its intensified crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. According to police, more than 542 kg of contraband was seized […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Crime Branch Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a Pulwama resident for allegedly forging an official communication using the signature and letterhead of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir The chargesheet has been filed before the Court of Sub-Judge, Srinagar, in FIR No. 29/2026 against Saqlain Mushtaq […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified the J&K Electric Vehicle Policy-2026 following its approval by the Council of Ministers, the Chief Minister’s Office said in a post on X. The six-year policy aims to promote clean, affordable and weather-resilient electric mobility across all 20 districts of the Union Territory. According to the […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit has suffered a “serious blow” with the killing of its senior commander Mohd Asif alias ‘Musa’ during an encounter in higher reaches of Budgam in central Kashmir, a spokesman of the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday. In an intelligence-led joint operation by security forces, Musa, also known […]
AWANTIPORA — Police recovered approximately 18.236 kg of charas powder-like substance and arrested a man during a search operation in Awanpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Mohd Yousuf Wani, a resident of Awanpora, was apprehended following a search conducted by Awantipora Police based on reliable information […]
