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 […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — In a proactive initiative to enhance security preparedness and ensure Public safety, Anantnag Police, in collaboration with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), conducted a comprehensive mock drill today at Bijbehara Railway Station. The exercise simulated real-life emergency scenarios, including potential security threats, to assess the response and coordination of security forces. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a movable property of a drug peddler under NDPS Act in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley on Friday. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a vehicle, valued at approximately ₹1.5 lakhs of Javid Ahmad Wani, son of Ali Mohammad, resident of Gasoo Hazratbal. Gasoo is involved in case […]
RAMBAN (KIMS) — The Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) Ramban today conducted a massive enforcement drive against traffic violators, particularly targeting vehicles operating without permits and those found unfit. The drive was conducted along the Ramban-Dharmkund-Sangaldan-Gool route. During the surprise checking, the enforcement team seized eight vehicles and issued 25 challans under various provisions of the […]
KARACHI — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi asked the national selectors to review the Champions Trophy squad at least twice before giving his final approval, according to a source. A reliable source in the PCB claimed that Naqvi, while not interfering in purely cricketing decisions, was running the board affairs “with an iron […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday directed jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to appear in a Jammu court from Tihar Jail through video-conferencing on March 27. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the Jammu sessions court was “well-equipped” with the video-conferencing system enabling the virtual examination. The […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Police has solved a theft case by arresting the accused person involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property from his possession. Police Station Lal Bazar received a written complaint from one person namely Maqsood Ahmed Baba S/o Ab Ahad Baba R/o Arzan Sahib Sopore A/P Jogi Wan Lal Bazar, […]
SRINAGAR — Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday while the plains received intermittent rains, officials said here. The famous tourist resorts of Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Pahalgam received fresh overnight snowfall, the officials said. They said snowfall was also recorded in Anantnag, Zojila Pass, Banihal, Sadhna Pass, and Machil in Kupwara, and Razdan […]
JAMMU — India and Pakistan on Friday held a flag meeting along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district in an effort to ease tension after several recent incidents of cross-border firing and an IED attack, official sources said. The sources said the brigade-commander level flag meeting took place in the […]
KOLKATA — Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly’s convoy met with an accident in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district but none was injured in the incident, police said on Friday. The accident took place on Thursday near Dantanpur on Durgapur Expressway when Ganguly was travelling in a car and a speeding lorry overtook it, they […]
ISLAMABAD — Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that Pakistan had lost its “credibility” as the country struggled to achieve economic stability. He was speaking at a Senate climate change committee meeting, where he discussed the country’s climate financing challenges and its negotiations with international lenders, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. “We have lost […]
