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 — Congress MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, alleged that a National Conference MLA’s brother and supporters attempted to assault him during an official meeting on Friday. Jalal Akbar Lone, brother of Sonawari MLA Hilal Akbar Lone, and his aides disrupted the meeting held to review development works and use of funds in Bandipora, resorted […]
LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]
SRINAGAR — Police have launched a SIM card verification drive in several districts of Kashmir with the aim of ensuring that mobile phone connections are issued in compliance with the established procedures, officials said here on Tuesday. “In a proactive effort to curb the rising instances of fraud and misuse of mobile phone SIM cards, […]
JAMMU — A ban has been imposed on the storage, use and transportation of drones in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of two months, a move aimed at stopping misuse of the flying objects by anti-national elements, officials said on Tuesday. However, police and other security agencies were exempted from the […]
JAMMU — A mortar shell was found and subsequently defused by a bomb disposal squad in Akhnoor sector here on Tuesday, police officials said. The mortar shell was noticed by some locals in Partap Canal near Namandar village around 10 am, the officials said. They said a police party rushed to the scene on getting […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed that disaster-prone areas on the twin routes leading to the Amarnath cave shrine be marked before the start of the annual pilgrimage later this year, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo passed the directions to deputy commissioners of Anantnag and Ganderbal at the […]
LAHORE — An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Monday indicted 21 accused, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leaders Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Dr Yasmin Rashid, in a case related to May 9, 2023, riots. The prominent leaders of the former ruling party and others were indicted by Lahore ATC Judge Arshad Javed while hearing […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha MP from North Kashmir, Rashid Engineer will attend Parliament on Tuesday, a day after the Delhi High Court granted him two days of custody parole to attend the Budget Session proceedings. Rashid will attend the Parliament session on February 11 and 13 and will be taken to Parliament amid heavy […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A meeting of the House Committee was held here today under the Chairmanship of Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, to discuss issues raised by different members of the Legislative Assembly. Legislators, Sunil Kumar Sharma, (Leader of Opposition); Ghulam Ahmad Mir; Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi); Surjeet Singh Slathia; Ali […]
RAWALPINDI — Jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called upon Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to stand by law and justice. In an informal interaction with journalists at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, the PTI founder addressed the CJP, saying: “The nation is looking towards you.” Khan said he […]
NEW DELHI — Narcotics worth over Rs 25,330 crore were seized by various agencies during 2024, an increase of 55 per cent as compared to the seizures made in 2023, an official statement said on Monday. The action in line with the zero-tolerance policy against drugs of the Centre was undertaken by all law enforcement […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday said the results of the Delhi Assembly elections have shown that people reject the political parties, which fail to keep their poll promises after coming to power. “Delhi’s verdict is clear. The governments that fail to keep the promises they make in their manifestos are ultimately rejected by people,” […]
