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 […]
SRINAGAR, Sheikh Nadeem (KIMS) — NoorKash Foundation received a Certificate of Appreciation during the Foundation Day celebrations of RED DROP – A Unit of Blood Donors, held at Paras Hospital, Dalgate on December 25, 2025. The event marked the successful organisation of a blood donation camp conducted with the support of Paras Health, Rotary Club […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said he was placed under house arrest by the authorities and prevented from offering congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. In a post on X, the Mirwaiz Manzil, the office of the Mirwaiz, said that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was also barred from attending […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) today said that an FIR has been registered and all the accused Bajrang Dal leaders and workers who thrashed a Kashmiri shawl seller in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, have been arrested. The Association welcomed the swift action taken by the Uttarakhand Police in the matter. National Convenor of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday removed the designation of Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), from his bio on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), describing the move as a Hobson’s choice. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of Kashmiri separatist groups formed in 1993 was banned by the Government of […]
SRINAGAR — The ruling National Conference on Thursday appealed to the Centre to review its decision to import apples under the new trade agreement with New Zealand, warning that such a move could seriously harm the Kashmiri apple industry. In a statement, National Conference state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the import of foreign apples […]
JAMMU — Several right-wing Hindu groups held a protest in Jammu on Thursday evening, demanding the shifting of Muslim students from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence and reservations for Hindu students. They also warned of intensifying the agitation if their demands are not met. The controversy began after admissions for the […]
JAMMU — A contingent of 71 students and four caretakers from the Jammu police zone was flagged off on Tuesday on a nine-day-long tour to Gujarat to participate in the 26th Rashtra Katha Shivir, scheduled to begin on Saturday, officials said. The shivir is being organised by the Shri Vedic Mission Trust at village Pransla […]
SRINAGAR — Political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday expressed concern over the reports of assault on a Kashmiri trader in Uttarakhand, and urged the state administration to take legal action against the perpetrators. National Conference (NC) Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi said coercing any citizen to prove patriotism through compelled speech violates constitutional […]
DEHRADUN — Kashmiri shawl vendor was assaulted by a group allegedly associated with a right-wing group in Uttarakhand’s Kashipur Monday. The incident came to light after a man named Ankur Singh posted a video on his Instagram page showing him beating up Bilal Ganie of Kupwara while asking him to chant “Bharat Mata ki jai”. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Thursday detained a man for allegedly assaulting his elderly father in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after a video of the incident went viral on social media. Police said they have taken cognizance of the video circulating on social media showing an individual assaulting an elderly man, reportedly […]
