BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Thursday alleged that senior leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) have been issuing threats to PDP leader Yasir Reshi and sought the intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah into the matter. In a post on X, Iltija Mufti claimed that […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on Tuesday inaugurated the fifth edition of the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) J&K Open 2026 at the Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar by unveiling the tournament trophy and performing the ceremonial tee-off. Welcoming leading golfers from across India and abroad, the Chief […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was repatriated to his country within hours of his arrest by Border Security Force (BSF) along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, an official said. The intruder was repatriated at a flag meeting between BSF and Pakistan Rangers in Ramgarh sector this afternoon, the […]
SRINAGAR — Peer Tehleel Manzoor, a Cyber Security Researcher said that cyber hygiene is vital to survive today’s online attacks. He said that there are no shortcuts to fighting human-directed ransomware. He also said that enterprises must apply security best practices consistently and aggressively to their networks, with the goal of mitigating classes of attacks. […]
KATHUA — A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother and his sister-in-law over a family dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. The accused, identified as Raj Kumar, was arrested and booked for the double murder, a police official said. Officers at Rajbagh police station received information about Kumar, a […]
BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said it busted a Lashkar-e-Tobia militant module by arresting two active militants and two associates including a woman in Hajin area of Bandipora district. In a statement, a spokesperson said in a major breakthrough Police along with security forces busted LeT militant module by arresting 02 active […]
SRINAGAR — The government on Tuesday set up a Working Committee headed by Financial Commissioner Home for facilitating 5G roll out in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order, the 13-member committee will be headed by Financial Secretary Home department. The committee will be tasked for working out modalities for using government infrastructure and street […]
POONCH — The northern army commander Tuesday said that the total number of militants active in Jammu and Kashmir is 300 that includes 82 foreign militants and 53 locals while all efforts are afoot to foil all plans of targeting security forces in the UT. Addressing a press conference in Poonch on the occasion of […]
JAMMU — A 35-year-old man has been arrested from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday. Ishfaq Lone, a resident of Narsoo village, was on the run after relatives of the victim lodged a police complaint […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DPG) Dilbagh Singh Tuesday said that the number of local militants active in Kashmir has been reduced to two digit while a “miniscule number of foreigners were active who are being tracked down.” “As far as the status of militancy is concerned, the number of active […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was dry in J&K and Ladakh during the last 24 hours as the night temperatures continued to drop further in the 2 Union Territories. “Weather is expected to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Night temperatures are likely to drop further during the coming days in the […]
DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, announced a new format for the biggest ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024, scheduled to be hosted in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). The record 20-team T20 World Cup will take place in two phases before the knockout stages. In […]
