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 […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 60.42 per cent in the high-stakes assembly elections on Wednesday, according to data from the Election Commission of India. The polls, which saw intense competition, concluded with active participation of voters across all 70 constituencies. As per the ECI data, among the eleven districts, North East […]
RAJOURI — As part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths of 17 people due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, authorities on Wednesday conducted surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide, and fertilizer stores in the district and initiated their closure. Officials said eleven patients who were admitted […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government’s commitment to presenting a people-friendly budget for Jammu & Kashmir, emphasising that involvement of public representatives in budget formulation ensures people’s aspirations and needs are reflected. Chairing a series of pre-budget consultation meetings at civil secretariat Jammu and joined from districts through video conferencing […]
GANDERBAL (KIMS) — The Forest Department has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against seven residents of Mamer Kangan in Ganderbal for assaulting forest officials during a plantation project. According to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sindh Forest Division, “The incident occurred in compartment 69 of the Sindh Range, where the forest team was carrying […]
SRINAGAR — Cyber Police Kashmir on Wednesday has denied reports by Pakistani media claiming that posters of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief General Asim Munir were found put in Srinagar. In a post shared on X, the Cyber Police Kashmir informed and called it baseless: “Some handles on X & other platforms […]
KULGAM — Amid chaos over the killing of ex-serviceman Manzoor Ahmad Wagay, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Wednesday questioned the silence of Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir over young boys in multiple districts of the valley being allegedly “picked up”. “Not only in Kulgam but Budgam and Ganderbal, young boys […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — In a swift and efficient action, the police recovered a lost bag containing cash ₹25,000 and other valuables at Jewel Chowk, Jammu, ensuring its safe return to the rightful owner. The complainant, Kulsooma Bano, daughter of Wali Mohd Dar and a resident of Villgam, Kupwara, reported the loss at the police station. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a militant hideout in Angan Pathri area of Rampur in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Wednesday. “Based on specific input, a Joint Search Operation was launched by Indian Army, J&K Police in Angan Pathri area of Rampur, Baramulla on 5th February, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have solved a burglary case in Srinagar district of Kashmir valley by arresting three accused persons involved in the commission of crime. “On 02/02/2025, Police Station Nishat received an information that during intervening night of 1-2/02/2025, some unknown thief/thieves broke the donation box of Mosque/Shrine at Syed Rahman […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday condemned the “detentions of 500 people” in Jammu and Kashmir after the Kulgam terror attack, saying that “punishing an entire population for the actions of a few is not counterterrorism but collective retribution”. On Monday, terrorists shot dead Manzoor Ahmad Wagay, an ex-serviceman, and injured […]
