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 […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the party has expanded its nationwide campaign against examination paper leaks to all 20 districts of the Union territory, and alleged that the Centre has failed to safeguard the future of students. He said the Congress high command had announced 28 pilot […]
ISLAMABAD — Former skipper Babar Azam has been named to return as captain as Pakistan revealed their Test squads for upcoming ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England. Babar replaces Shan Masood in the role and will lead the side for two Test in the Caribbean from July 25 and a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police on Saturday attached properties worth lakhs of rupees of two proclaimed offenders in Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police have attached 6 kanals and 19 marlas of orchard land belonging to two proclaimed offenders on the Harwan Tujjar estate. They have been identified as Irshad Ahmad Reshi resident of Yamberzalwari […]
JAMMU — Bodies of three missing persons were sighted through drones by security forces at a waterfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, officials said. Darshan Singh (40) and Yogesh Singh (32), both residents of Marhoon, and Varun Singh (15), a resident of Dehota, were reported missing on March […]
JAMMU — As many as 765 school buildings and 11 bridges have been declared unsafe, while another 371 bridges require major or minor repairs, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Saturday. Choudhary, who is Minister incharge of Public Works (Roads and buildings Department), provided the information in a written reply to an unstarred question […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to set up nearly a dozen townships at various places, including the twin capital cities, to check unplanned urban expansion and meet the housing needs of people, Health Minister Sakeena Itoo said on Saturday. The minister was replying on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday informed the house that a private company was fined Rs 80 lakh for unauthorised mining in Budgam district. The issue was highlighted in the Legislative Assembly by MLA Khan Sahab, Safiud-Din-Bhat, bringing it to the immediate attention of the House. The deputy chief […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reiterated his commitment to the socio-economic empowerment of women and providing them with a conducive environment to realise their true potential. Joining the ‘Sashakt Nari Samman’ event organised by Buddha Art and Painting, in collaboration with Padma Shri Padma Sachdev Government College for Women, […]
JAMMU — Asserting that statehood is not the privilege of any single political entity but the right of every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress MLA Tariq Hameed Karra on Saturday called for a united stand on the restoration of statehood, urging all political parties to rise above their differences. “In respect to this […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir minister Javed Ahmad Dar on Saturday said the government has no information that a former Sri Lankan cricketer was provided a land “free of cost” in the Union Territory to set up an industrial unit and that he would look into it. The minister for agriculture production made the statement […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said his government is planning to build a “yatri niwas” at Sharda Temple that was opened in Teetwal near the Line of Control (LoC) two years ago. Replying to a starred question of National Conference MLA Javid Ahmad Mirchal in the assembly, he said a […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that 32 people died and 269 were injured in man-wildlife conflicts during the last two years. The information was shared by Forest Minister Javed Ahmed Rana in a written reply to a question in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Sixteen people each died in man-wildlife […]
