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 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers to pass it, instead of pushing it through individual states. “If you have the numbers, bring it to Parliament. Why are you doing it through different […]
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 […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive search operation after receiving inputs about the suspected movement of terrorists at two locations in the remote Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Acting on the information, personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, assisted by […]
SRINAGAR — A woman was washed away while hundreds of people were evacuated as multiple cloudbursts struck the Valley on Monday, triggering flash floods in several districts, officials said. Naseema Begum (52) was washed away in a flash flood caused by a cloudburst as she was trying to manoeuvre across a culvert over a swelled […]
SRINAGAR, Mudasir Maqbool (KIMS) — “The ANT: A Philosophy of Human Existence,” authored by young writer Mir Muzzamil, was launched at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on Monday. The event brought together literary personalities, scholars, entrepreneurs, students and intellectuals to celebrate the release of a thought-provoking work exploring the deeper meaning of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday congratulated Jammu and Kashmir cricketer Auqib Nabi on his selection to the Indian squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. In a post on X, the Chief Minister described Nabi’s selection as a matter of immense pride for Jammu […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — The Jal Shakti Department on Monday issued a public advisory stating that potable water supply to Anantnag town and several adjoining areas has been affected due to multiple cloudbursts in the upper reaches of the Pahalgam area of the district. According to the department, the cloudbursts have rendered the raw water sourced […]
JAMMU — The Rajouri deputy commissioner’s office has been shifted to a new location after the office building was declared unsafe due to damage caused by the recent flash floods, an official said on Monday. According to a public notice issued by the deputy commissioner, Rajouri, the office will now function from the new campus […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo on Monday congratulated MMA fighter Owais Yaqoob on his impressive victory at BRAVE CF 107 in Bulgaria and cricketer Auqib Nabi on his maiden selection to India’s Test squad. In a post on X, Itoo described Owais’ triumph over an unbeaten two-time IMMAF world champion as […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended from both ends after heavy rainfall made the road surface at the Dawal slide near Dawal Bridge in the Samroli area of Udhampur district highly slushy, muddy, and extremely slippery, officials said. The highway has effectively become a single carriageway at the […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of the NIA on appeals by hardline separatist Aasiya Andrabi and her two associates challenging their conviction for conspiring to wage war against India and being members of a terrorist organisation under stringent anti-terror law UAPA. Andrabi (62), the founder of the all-women […]
JAMMU — At least 21 suspected Bangladesh nationals including three women and seven children have been detained in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Monday. The group, travelling in two vehicles towards Kashmir from Jammu, was intercepted during routine checking at a checkpoint in Ramban on Sunday, they said. During verification, the individuals […]
