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 […]
NEW DELHI — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of using students’ concerns for political gain and attempting to disrupt Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a post on X, Pradhan alleged that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress staged a protest outside Prime Minister […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
NEW DELHI — A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to Delhi on Tuesday morning due to an engine issue, sources said. The Boeing 737 aircraft, operating flight SG121, had around 150 people on board. When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said the Delhi–Leh flight returned to Delhi due to a technical issue. “The aircraft landed safely in […]
HUBBALLI — Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday elected to bat first against Karnataka in Hubballi in their maiden final of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka made no changes to their playing XI from their previous match, while Jammu and Kashmir made two changes, bringing in Sahil Lotra and Qamran Iqbal in place of Shubham Khajuria and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday reserved its order on a habeas corpus petition contesting the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA). Malik, who is the president of Aam Aadmi Party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, was detained on September 8 last year under […]
SRINAGAR — Schools across Kashmir reopened on Monday for students of Classes 9 to 12 after remaining closed for over two months due to winter vacations, officials said. They said classes from pre-primary to Class 8 will resume on March 2. The government had announced the winter vacation schedule for both government and private schools […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Three militants were killed in an encounter between security forces militants in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The operation, codenamed Trashi-I, was launched following credible intelligence inputs from multiple agencies including Jammu and Kashmir Police, Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other sources regarding the presence of militants in […]
JAMMU — A 24-year-old youth from Jammu’s R S Pura sector, who had travelled to Russia on a student visa in search of better opportunities, returned home in a coffin, with his family alleging that he was lured into joining the Russian Army under false promises. Manjinder Singh had travelled to Russia in December 2024 […]
SRINAGAR — The famous winter resort of Gulmarg is all set to host the sixth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG), with over 400 athletes from across the country expected to participate in the four-day event beginning Monday. Officials said all arrangements have been put in place at the ski resort in north […]
SRINAGAR — Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will visit Kashmir next week on his maiden trip to the Valley after assuming office to attend the 21st Convocation of the University of Kashmir on February 26. A university spokesperson said the Vice President will attend the ceremony as chief guest and deliver the convocation address. Manoj […]
JAMMU — Seven alleged drug peddlers were arrested at different places in Jammu and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. Balvinder Kumar and Sunny Kumar, both residents of R S Pura, were arrested from the Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city and one pistol, one magazine and 21 grams of heroin […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has “shattered” the dreams of unemployed youth in the Union territory by “outsourcing” around 23,000 jobs, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma said on Saturday. The BJP leader asked the Omar Abdullah government to rollback the order or face the “wrath of the youth”. “The Abdullah government has […]
