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 — Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the democracy in the country is “beginning to breathe” while referring to the protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, and demanded that all polls held under his supervision be “revisited and reviewed”. He also criticised the crackdown on protesters in Delhi during […]
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 — Two men were killed after their motorcycle hit a barricade on a flyover in Samba district on Wednesday evening, officials said. The accident occurred near Tarore village along the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway at around 8 pm when the motorcycle was travelling from Bari Brahmana towards Samba, officials said. Police identified the deceased as […]
NEW DELHI — A special executive magistrate (SEM) on Wednesday ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka after the expiry of judicial custody in connection with the October 14 protest at Jantar Mantar. The two were produced before the SEM, where their sureties were also submitted during the proceedings. Das and […]
JAMMU — Police have recovered 804 grams of heroin and 1.114 kilograms of opium from the Talhar area of Sector Arnia in Jammu district during an investigation into a suspected narcotics smuggling module allegedly linked to a drone-dropping incident, officials said on Wednesday. The recovery was made under Operation Sanjeevani during the investigation of FIR […]
KATRA — Reasi Police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine by collecting money for accommodation and tour packages and issuing bills in the name of a travel firm without authorisation, officials said on Wednesday. According to police, the case came to light after a supervisor of a […]
BARAMULLA — Police have booked six persons associated with trade and tourism activities for allegedly creating a public nuisance and disturbing public peace in the Gulmarg tourist resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to police, the action was taken by Police Station Gulmarg under Section 36 of the Police Act to maintain public order, […]
PULWAMA — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Wednesday met and congratulated Kuldeep Krishan Sidda on assuming charge as Deputy Commissioner of Pulwama. Naik welcomed the new Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope that his leadership and administrative experience would contribute to […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to assess winter preparedness across Kashmir and Jammu divisions. The meeting reviewed snow clearance arrangements, advance stocking of essential food supplies, fuel and medicines, and the round-the-clock readiness of emergency services and control rooms. Emphasising proactive […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has increased the monthly stipend for MBBS and BDS interns, including Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), from ₹12,300 to ₹25,000. According to an order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on Wednesday, the enhanced stipend will be effective retrospectively from October 1, 2026. The order states that […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over a passenger bus accident at Gulli Gala in Latti area of Ramnagar tehsil in Udhampur district, which claimed two lives and left several others injured. In a post on X, the Chief Minister extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and directed the […]
JAMMU — At least two persons were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus skidded off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in a remote area in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The bus was travelling from Pechound to Ramnagar and the accident occurred at Gulli […]
