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 […]
RAWALPINDI — Four Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and 15 terrorists were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that in the first instance, nine terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) which was conducted in the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — While continuing on war against the menace of drug trade, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached two residential houses valuing lakhs of Rupees in Rajeev Nagar area of Jammu district on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached residential houses of two notorious drug peddlers identified as Poonam, wife of Late Satveer […]
KATRA — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said Saturday a fresh look is needed at the teaching-mentoring system to seize future opportunities in science and technology for ‘Viksit Bharat’. He said skills and knowledge must contribute towards improving the lives of people. “To seize future opportunities in science and technology, we need to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Handwara conducted stringent checks across various bookshops in Police District (PD) Handwara to prevent the circulation of banned literature linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. The checking was conducted as per the provisions of the law, with special emphasis on sensitive areas such as Kralgund, Villgam, Qalamabad, Handwara town. During […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Cyber police Jammu successfully recovered an amount of ₹7,59,510/- from fraudsters in separate cyber crime complaints who used to deceive the people by adopting different tactics regarding online trading and investment and extract money from victims. In two complaints the victim was told that money had been transferred to their account by […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday condemned the termination of three government employees in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it an “authoritarian” move. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said: The termination of three more state employees in such an authoritarian manner is highly condemnable. Do the rulers want to remove all […]
KATRA — A new journey began in Jammu and Kashmir after the “historic” abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with the sacred region no longer considered a conflict zone and the hopes of its people soaring high, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday. In an apparent reference to BJP ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Dhankhar said […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said “arbitrary and summary” dismissal of employees was continuing even after an elected government has taken office in Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, earlier in the day, invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution to terminate the services of the three […]
KATRA — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned arbitrary dismissal of government employees for their alleged terror links by the Lt Governor saying that the law says that “every accused person is innocent until proven guilty” in the court. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution […]
KATRA — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday paid obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. Dhankhar reached Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the revered shrine, on a day-long visit to preside as chief guest the 10th convocation of Shri Mata […]
