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 — Pulwama PDP MLA Waheed Para on Tuesday hit out at the ruling National Conference (NC) government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was more concerned with ease of doing business for the rich than the right to live for common people. Highlighting disparity in legal treatment, Para argued that corporate infractions are routinely […]
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 — The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with an online fraud case and filed a chargesheet against them and two other absconding accused, an official said on Tuesday. The case arose from a complaint lodged in 2023 by a local resident, Bodh Raj, […]
SRINAGAR — Pulwama PDP MLA Waheed Para on Tuesday hit out at the ruling National Conference (NC) government in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was more concerned with ease of doing business for the rich than the right to live for common people. Highlighting disparity in legal treatment, Para argued that corporate infractions are routinely […]
JAMMU — Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an assistant commandant, were killed after a colleague allegedly opened fire in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening, officials said. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm at Sewa-III hydroelectric power project located at Mashka village in Basohli, near the border […]
PULWAMA — Amid the ongoing peak apple harvesting season in Kashmir, cold storage operators have clarified that no preferential treatment is being given to large fruit merchants and that every grower and customer is being treated equally, subject to established procedures and availability of storage space. Responding to concerns raised by some growers regarding alleged […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed five Bills, including those related to Ease of Doing Business, to amend the Goods and Services Tax Act, and the Municipal Act, 2000. Seven Bills were moved in the Assembly by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. While two –“ related to an increase in the salaries […]
SRINAGAR — Congress MLA Nizamuddin Bhat on Tuesday raised alleged bureaucratic overreach in the Assembly’s functioning, saying it challenges the powers of the Speaker and the government. While speaking in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, he urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to include the law secretary’s letter in the House record. Bhat was referring […]
JAMMU — Three men, including a BSF trooper, were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents in Kathua, Jammu, Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Raj Kumar and Gablesh Kumar, both residents of Bani, were killed when their car skidded off a hilly road and plunged into […]
JAMMU — Police on Tuesday have arrested three persons in connection with the alleged printing and manufacturing of counterfeit currency at a rented premises in the Chowadhi area of Jammu, officials said. The action was taken by Police Post Sainik Colony, under Police Station Channi Himmat, following reliable information about suspected counterfeit currency-related activities at […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an inter-state drug peddler and recovered 21.04 grams of heroin-like substance from his possession in the Domana area of Jammu, police said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Rohit Kumar, son of Tarsem Lal, a resident of Labour Colony, Jawahar Nagar Camp, Ludhiana, was apprehended by a team […]
SRINAGAR — Ruckus erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday over the adoption of a resolution moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah a day ago, demanding urgent restoration of full statehood. Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma said the BJP moved a motion on Monday seeking removal of Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather for […]
