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 — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed ur Rehman Para has raised concerns over the new laws introduced by the Jammu and Kashmir government, alleging that they could weaken planning regulations, allow commercial activities in residential areas and increase the risk of flooding. In a post on X, the MLA said […]
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 […]
LUDHIANA — A Delhi to Srinagar bus was attacked with stones near Doraha in Punjab, barely a day after another bus of the same company was targeted in Haryana. The incident took place on Sunday night when the bus was passing through Doraha in Khanna, said police. A stone thrown from the roadside smashed a […]
SRINAGAR — Operating hour restrictions imposed at Srinagar International Airport were withdrawn on Monday, officials said. “Srinagar International Airport wishes to inform passengers and stakeholders that the previously imposed restrictions on airport operational hours, limiting operations to 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs, have been withdrawn,” the officials of the Srinagar Airport said in a statement. […]
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against Mudasir Ahmad Najar, a Postal Assistant posted at Sub Post Office Bandipora, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹6,500 for the release of a subsidy under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). According to an ACB statement, a complaint […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old labourer was killed and four others injured in a landslide while carrying out road construction work in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, officials said. The labourers were engaged by the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF), which functions under the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), they said. The incident occurred at […]
PULWAMA — A 70-year old woman was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants inside her residence in Parigam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early Monday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident occurred around 5:00 am when the woman’s son had gone to a nearby mosque to […]
KISHTWAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kishtwar has solved the murder case of a Special Police Officer (SPO), Bashir Ahmed, who went missing along with his service weapon from a police picket in Trigam, with two accused arrested in connection with the case. According to police, the SPO was reported missing by his family […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday urged the Haryana government to take action against those responsible for an “unfortunate” incident involving a J&K-bound bus and ensure that such incidents do not recur. In a post on X, Abdullah said the incident should never have taken place and called on the […]
KARNAL — Two men have been rounded up for allegedly throwing stones at a Jammu and Kashmir-bound bus following a dispute in Haryana’s Karnal district, leaving a passenger and a ‘dhaba’ employee injured, police said on Sunday. The incident drew a reaction from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who said his office had […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked the wife of an Army officer for allegedly “collecting and sharing” sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including individuals linked to “China”, official sources said on Sunday. According to the sources, she was pursuing certain research-related activities, which are being examined. The police are also examining the […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide inside a camp in Manasbal area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said here. Constable Ranjit Das allegedly committed suicide by using a nylon rope to hang himself inside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at Manasbal, the officials said. Das hailed […]
