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 — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government is committed to restoring the statehood and other constitutional guarantees to Jammu and Kashmir, which were revoked in August 2019. He also spoke on the protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) to say that his party’s forebears were right in fighting off the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that the PGTI golf tournament, J&K Open, that concluded on Friday, will be an annual event from here on and the effort is to make the union territory the golfing capital of the country. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the Professional Golf Tour of India […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday recovered 41 stolen sheep during naka checking at Urwan area of Pulwama district and booked two persons in connection with the alleged theft, while also seizing the vehicle used for transporting the livestock. According to a police statement, a police party from Police Post Newa intercepted […]
JAMMU — Three members of a family were killed, and two others injured after a vehicle skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The accident occurred near Panasa village late Tuesday night when the driver of a an SUV lost control […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case of cheating and criminal intimidation against a BJP Kisan Morcha leader in Pulwama district, officials said on Tuesday. The case has been registered against Aijaz Ahmad Shah at the Tral police station under sections 420 (cheating and dishonesty inducing someone to deliver property, money or […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday booked a notorious fraudster under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Anantnag district as part of its efforts to maintain peace and public order and curb the activities of habitual offenders. According to a police statement, the action was taken pursuant to a PSA detention warrant […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess preparations for the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10. According to a post on X by the Office of the Chief Minister, the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said they traced a woman who had been missing for nearly 30 months from the Bhalla area of Doda district and safely reunited her with her family. According to a police statement, the woman, identified as Suraksha Devi, wife of Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Tatora […]
ISLAMABAD — The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health. Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, convicted in […]
JKPICCA President Bashir Ahmad Naik thanks Piyush Goyal, DGFT for timely intervention ahead of apple harvest season SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu & Kashmir Fruits & Vegetable Processing & Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA) has welcomed the resolution of the long-pending Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) issue concerning cold storage, Controlled Atmosphere (CA) storage and […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons, including five CRPF personnel, were injured on Tuesday in a head-on collision between a truck and a mini-truck of the paramilitary at Qazigund on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said. The CRPF vehicle and the truck collided at Levdora in Qazigund area. Five CRPF personnel, including four officers, were […]
JAMMU — The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against an accused for allegedly duping several people on the pretext of arranging foreign employment visas, an official said on Tuesday. The chargesheet was filed on Monday against Kartik Choudhary, a resident of Purana Pind in Jammu’s RS Pura area, […]
