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 […]
ANANTNAG — Police have solved a theft case in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district by arresting the accused and recovering stolen gold jewellery worth approximately ₹2 lakh, officials said on Saturday. Police said a complaint was received at Police Station Bijbehara on October 5 from Safe Farooqi, son of Farooq Ahmad, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — A court in Srinagar has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment in a murder case registered at Batamaloo Police Station in 2022, police said on Saturday. The convicts have been identified as Hafeeza Begum, Parveez Ahmad Dar alias Bilal, and Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar. According to police, the case was registered under FIR No. […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. However, it is not yet clear whether it was an infiltration attempt, they said. Alert troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Jumgund area of Keran sector in the north Kashmir district, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified the J&K Circular Economy Policy, 2026, aimed at improving waste management, promoting resource recovery and advancing ecological sustainability across the Union Territory. The Chief Minister’s Office announced the development in a post on X, stating that the policy marks a significant step towards green growth and […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an in-depth inquiry into the alleged misconduct of senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan towards junior woman officer Beenish Wani, JKAS, following the incident reported in the media. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department on Friday, Mandeep Kaur, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the […]
SRINAGAR — A ward officer of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for demanding and accepting a bribe, the agency said on Friday. A spokesperson said the agency registered an instant case against Ward Officer Safakadal on Thursday based on a complaint. “It was alleged that the […]
AWANTIPORA — Police have solved a sheep theft case in Tral within 24 hours, arresting the accused and recovering all 31 stolen sheep, officials said. According to police, Police Post Aripal, falling under Police Station Tral, received a written complaint from Ghulam Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Satoora, Aripal, on October 15, alleging that 31 […]
JAMMU — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir has registered a case against two mining officials and several private persons over alleged illegal mining, overcharging and manipulation of electronic challans, officials said. The case, registered as FIR No. 09/2026 at ACB Police Station Udhampur on October 15, names Assistant Mining Engineer Rajeev Jammu, […]
ANANTNAG — Police in Anantnag apprehended five persons and recovered charas-like substances from their possession during separate naka checking operations across the district, officials said on Friday. In the first operation, police intercepted two persons, identified as Azan Nabi and Majid Ahmad Dar, both residents of Mir Danter, during naka checking in the area. Police […]
MENDHAR — Security forces and police launched search operations at four locations as part of heightened security measures in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The multiple search operations come close on the heels of four suspected terrorists from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir being killed in a suspected IED (improvised explosive device) […]
