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 […]
SAMBA — Samba Police on Monday cracked the Jakh murder case within hours of the incident with the arrest of the main accused and recovery of the weapon of offence, officials said. The case was registered at Police Station Vijaypur under FIR No. 163/2026 under Sections 103 of the BNS and 3/27 of the Arms […]
JAMMU — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a fireman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district for allegedly demanding a bribe for processing an NOC for construction of a hotel in Katra, an official said. Nitish Singh Jamwal, posted in the office of Assistant Director, Fire and Emergency Services, Udhampur, was caught […]
JAMMU — A cross-border drug smuggling racket has been unearthed with the arrest of two persons and recovery of a pistol and one kg of narcotics from their possession from a village near the International Border here, officials said on Tuesday. Rahul Kumar of Trewa and Ajay Kumar of Talahar were arrested following an investigation […]
REASI — Police in Reasi has recovered 67 missing mobile phones worth ₹12.60 lakh during August and September, taking the total number of phones recovered and returned to their rightful owners this year to 273, officials said on Monday. The Cyber Police Station, Reasi, traced the phones belonging to local residents as well as pilgrims […]
JAMMU — A 36-year-old man was shot dead reportedly over a property dispute in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, officials said. The accused was arrested following the shooting and the weapon of the offence was also recovered, they said. According to preliminary investigation by police, Aatish Sharma alias “Atul” was […]
JAMMU — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu on Monday filed a chargesheet against two accused persons in a multi-lakh financial fraud case, involving the alleged collection of over Rs 1.22 crore from investors in Samba district. Police said they identified the accused as Manoj Kumar, Area-Branch Manager, and Vikram Singh, […]
ISLAMABAD — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a long march to Islamabad to demand his release, his party said on Monday, amid deep divisions with the Pakistani leadership. The rally began on Sunday in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is ruled by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, with […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Monday said that 150 Bangladeshi nationals, who were staying illegally in the Union territory, were being deported. They were taken on a special Indian Air Force plane to Bagdogra, where they were handed over to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, Srinagar police said. Another batch of 150 Bangladeshis […]
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday carried out searches at a house in Anantnag district and seized two mobile phones as part of a terror probe. Led by a Deputy Superintendent of police, the team conducted searches at the residence of a woman suspect at Janglat […]
JAMMU — Police on Sunday recovered a country-made pistol from a man during an operation in the Jewel area of Jammu, officials said. The accused, identified as Anil Kumar Sharma, son of Romesh Chand and a resident of Gurha Kalyal in Ramkot tehsil of Kathua district, was apprehended from a public toilet complex opposite MAM […]
