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 (KIMS) — In a major crackdown on gold smuggling, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at IGI Airport, New Delhi, seized 10 kg of gold coins worth ₹7.8 crore from two Kashmir-bound passengers. Acting on specific intelligence, customs officials intercepted two male passengers from Kashmir, aged 45 and 43, arriving from Milan […]
ISLAMABAD — As the PTI doubled down on purported ‘remedial measures’ proposed by party founder Imran Khan in a letter to the army chief, the security sources on Tuesday claimed that the chief of army staff had not received any sort of letter from the incarcerated former prime minister. As per the letter, which has […]
ISLAMABAD — Terming the February 8, 2024 general elections as “rigged”, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday reiterated his call for fresh elections in the country. The JUI-F chief made the remarks after attending a dinner hosted by PTI senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser. Leaders from the opposition […]
JAMMU — Authorities on Tuesday launched a comprehensive drive and rescued seven children who were forced into child labour in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The drive was conducted jointly by the social welfare and labour departments following directions issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The rescue team carried […]
NEW DELHI — Polling for 70 assembly seats began on Wednesday morning in Delhi, as voters cast their ballots for the 8th Assembly amid tight security. Voting commenced at 7.00 am and will continue till 6.00 pm, officials said. Delhi has 1,56,14,000 registered voters, including 83,76,173 males, 72,36,560 females, and 1,267 third-gender voters. The electorate […]
RAJOURI — Eleven patients, who were admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital (GMC) after falling ill due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village of Rajouri district, have fully recovered and been discharged, officials said on Tuesday. A team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, concluded a […]
UDHAMPUR (KIMS) — A Special Police Officer (SPO) has been arrested for drug peddling in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. “A police team from Police Station Udhampur, led by its Station House Officer (SHO), was conducting patrolling and checking near the SKPA Udhampur area when they intercepted a suspicious individual. […]
SRINAGAR — Demonstrations and candlelight vigil were held at several places in Kashmir on Tuesday against the killing of an ex-serviceman in a terror attack, officials said. Terrorists shot dead former soldier Manzoor Ahmad Wagay and injured his wife and 13-year-old niece in an attack in Behibagh village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. […]
SRINAGAR — Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday detained five suspects allegedly involved in smuggling SIM cards to militants lodged in various jails in Jammu and Kashmir. “Five individuals were detained for interrogation/questioning for their involvement in a criminal conspiracy hatched with anti-national elements aiming at procuring /transportation/ smuggling of SIM cards inside the Central […]
NEW DELHI — The GST Council will soon take a decision on having fewer and lower rates as the review work is almost complete, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Currently, Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a four-tier tax structure with slabs at 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. Luxury and demerit […]
