SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the U.S. and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures climbed 58 cents, or 0.8%, to $72.57 a barrel at 0207 GMT while U.S. West Texas […]
SRINAGAR — More than 150 civil society representatives unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay. The resolution was adopted at a meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. “More than 150 representatives from various sections […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Tuesday averted a tragedy with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device (IED) in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. A patrol party noticed a suspicious object by the roadside at Habdipora in Shopian district, which turned out to be an IED. A bomb disposal squad has been rushed […]
JAMMU — A woman pilgrim from Delhi was arrested after a loaded pistol was recovered from her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said on Tuesday. Jyoti Gupta, who claimed to be a retired police constable, was intercepted with the weapon and six rounds […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed a plea filed by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session for hearing on March 25. A bench of justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup J Bhambhani deferred the hearing after the counsel […]
Cape Canaveral — NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting to review progress on the TB Mukt campaign launched by the Health Department. Taking notice of high incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) and increasing cases of Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB in Jammu, he termed the situation as a “real cause of concern” […]
PESHAWAR — Security forces killed three terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, according to the military’s media wing. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the IBO was carried out on the reported presence of terrorists in the general area of Tor Darra. It said security personnel “effectively […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on Monday cautioned against making “irresponsible statements” that may undermine investors’ trust and create obstacles for industrial growth in the Union Territory. Addressing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conclave, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, he stated that the government has created an […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday quashed the detention order of senior lawyer Nazir Ahmad Ronga, who has been in custody since July last year for his “anti-national” activities and pushing forward the ideology of terrorism and secessionism. In his order, Justice Sanjay Dhar said Ronga’s petition is […]
JAMMU — Acknowledging the great tourism potential of Padder Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said various steps have been taken to promote adventure and religious tourism in the picturesque belt in Kishtwar district. Known for its Sapphire mines and the Chandi Mata temple at Machail, Padder Valley covers the entire […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday approved the demand for grants of Rs 1,692.08 crore for six departments, including information technology, food, civil supplies & consumer affairs, trainings, labour stationary and printing, youth services and sports, transport, and science and technology, for FY26. Introduced by Minister Satish Sharma in the House, the […]
