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 — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Friday said the protest scheduled by the National Conference on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament was a process to bury Article 370 and create confusion by taking Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood issue to pan-India politics. “I cannot be certain of the National Conference’s […]
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 […]
LEH — One person was arrested for allegedly “abducting” a girl here, police said on Wednesday, while Leh town observed a shutdown in protest of the incident and demanded stern action against the accused. During investigation, it came to light that the minor was allegedly enticed by a person from Kargil and taken to Srinagar, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Wednesday said they have secured the conviction of three accused in a terror support case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. The conviction was recorded by the Special Court designated under the NIA Act, Pulwama, in connection with FIR No. 151/2022 of […]
JAIPUR — In a major security operation, Rajasthan Police in Tonk district seized 150 kg of explosive material (ammonium nitrate) that was being illegally transported in a car. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the case, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The seizure was made at Chirauj village on National Highway-52 under the Baroni […]
NEW DELHI — The Union Health Ministry has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations containing the popular painkiller nimesulide above 100 mg, citing serious risks to health, an official notification said. The decision was taken following a recommendation by ICMR, the apex health research body of India, it said. “The Central […]
SRINAGAR — A sessions court in Jammu and Kashmir has acquitted three people accused of involvement in terror activities for lack of evidence. The court of the additional sessions judge, a special judge designated under the NIA Act, ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Wajid Ahmad Bhat, […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA court here has issued a proclamation notice against former Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) president Mubeen Shah and two others in a 2020 UAPA case, asking them to appear before it on January 31, 2026. The court has directed accused Shah, Azizul Hassan Ashai and Rifat Wani to present […]
SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — In a humanitarian initiative aimed at reaching vulnerable sections of society, Noorkash Foundation in collaboration with Smile Foundation, organised a free medical camp at Yateem Trust, Pazal Pora area of Bijbehara in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. The camp was held at Bostan-ul-Banat Orphanage, where dozens of orphaned […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday hoisted the Tricolour and inaugurated the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Flag Point in Jammu, saying the initiative aims to commemorate the glorious contribution of Netaji to India’s freedom struggle. He said national unity is the country’s strength and key to its success, emphasising that […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched cordon and search operations along border areas and the mountainous hinterland of Poonch and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of heightened anti-terror measures, officials said. Acting on inputs about the presence of two terrorist groups operating in the Doda-Kishtwar forest areas, security forces launched a […]
SAMBA — The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu has submitted a proposal to the Union health ministry for setting up a traumatology institute and a centre for artificial intelligence in healthcare in collaboration with premier institutions of Israel and the United Kingdom, officials said on Tuesday. AIIMS will move forward in the new […]
