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 — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the BJP of being insecure, saying the ruling party at the Centre is now policing the vocabulary of the Muslim community in the country. Referring to the case of IPS officer Bushra Bano, who was transferred from her post of ASP in West Bengal’s Kharagpur within […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped two officials of the Irrigation Division Anantnag for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh from a complainant. According to an ACB statement, the complainant alleged that Ziladar Nazir Ahmad Wani, son of Mohammad Akbar Wani, resident of Utrasoo Najigund […]
Authorities assess losses, assure compensation to affected families ANANTNAG, Raouf Dar (KIMS) — Around 107 goats and a few sheep were killed after a lightning strike hit the sub-alpine pastures of Lehendajan in Dachnipora block of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district during the intervening night of May 20 and 21, officials said. Soon after the incident, […]
NEW DELHI — Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it will hike prices of its vehicles prices across models by up to Rs 30,000 from June 2026 citing inflationary pressures and adverse cost environment. The company has decided to increase prices of its models across its portfolio by up to Rs 30,000 […]
JAMMU — Police on Thursday attached properties worth approximately Rs 7 crore belonging to a detained drug peddler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The move comes amid police’s intensified campaign against drug trafficking networks and their financial infrastructure. The attached properties comprises 6 kanal and 18 marlas of land and a single-storey […]
SRINAGAR — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday claimed he was put under house arrest on the death anniversary of his father, Mohammad Farooq Shah, the former chief preacher who was assassinated in 1990. Mirwaiz was scheduled to visit the Eidgah graveyard to offer prayers on the 36th death anniversary of his father and the 24th […]
NEW DELHI — The X account of Cockroach Janata Party, the satirical digital outfit that came up last week and took social media by storm, was withheld in India on Thursday. Soon after, came up another handle – ‘Cockroach is Back’. “This was expected since there were attempts to hack the account yesterday. But this […]
TEHRAN — Pakistan’s army chief was due in Iran Thursday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end the Middle East war. The expected visit by Field Marshal Asim Munir, a powerful figure with a growing role in Pakistan’s foreign relations, comes a day after US […]
SRINAGAR — LPG consumers in the Kashmir valley are facing difficulties in getting their cylinders refilled as distributors are witnessing a huge rush of customers for the mandatory eKYC of their connections. While the distributors deal with the rush, many customers are facing issues with the self-eKYC after the government made it mandatory to procure […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said they have arrested an alleged terror associate in Kulgam district and recovered explosive substance and incriminating material from his possession. According to a police statement, the arrest was made during a joint operation conducted by Kulgam Police, Army’s 34 Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF’s 18 Battalion […]
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Pakistan stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday to hasten U.S. and Iran peace talks, as Tehran said it was reviewing Washington’s latest responses and President Donald Trump suggested he could wait a few days for “the right answers” from Tehran but was also willing to resume attacks on the country. Six weeks since […]
