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 […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Panic gripped the district hospital in Poonch after a fire broke out in a section on Saturday, but a swift response from hospital staff and the fire and emergency services brought the blaze under control before it could spread to the wards, officials said. There were no reports of any casualties in the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential house and frozen cash worth ₹4.73 lakh in Shopian district, alleging that the property and money were acquired through proceeds of drug trafficking, officials said on Friday. Police said the residential house, built on 1,065 sq ft of land at Melhura village and valued at […]
SRINAGAR — The National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday suspended their strike for a month after a written assurance from the government to resolve their issues within that time period, officials said. They said the coordination committee of the NHM employees held discussions with Health Minister Sakina Itoo, after which […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday handed over appointment letters to 29 newly appointed officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Services and urged them to discharge their duties with courage, integrity and compassion. Sinha said the appointment letters represented the trust of the people of Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Three persons, including a woman, were apprehended and over 500 gold coins were recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, official sources said. They said that during checking of a vehicle bearing Madhya Pradesh registration at Mirbazar locality of the south Kashmir district, security forces recovered 500-600 gold […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a man in connection with a Rs 93 lakh land and property fraud case, officials said on Friday. They said the Economics Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Dar, a resident of Jawalapora, Samson Budgam, for his involvement in a major multi-lakh financial […]
JAMMU — A celebration on a roadside turned fatal when the birthday boy allegedly attacked and killed his friend with a sharp-edged weapon here after a dispute over cake being smeared on his face, police said on Friday. Police arrested the accused and his brother. At about 9 pm on Thursday, Police Post Government Medical […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered three separate FIRs against public servants in the Transport, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) departments over alleged disproportionate assets and malpractices. In the first case, the ACB registered FIR No. 06/2026 at Police Station ACB Jammu against Ashwani […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has granted administrative approval for the development of a state-of-the-art Tribal Tourism Village at Behri Qasab in Mendhar area of Poonch district. The project, sanctioned at an estimated cost of ₹10.22 crore under the Capex Budget 2026-27, aims to showcase the region’s rich tribal culture and strengthen local […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
