NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest here on Wednesday against the National Conference-led Jammu and Kashmir government over the Assembly resolution on statehood including autonomy. The BJP accused the government of passing the resolution without adequate discussion and failing to fulfil its election promises. Hundreds of BJP workers, led by party MP […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Saturday emphasised the need to enhance the operational preparedness and strengthen the overall security grid. The police chief was speaking at the zonal-level monthly crime review meeting convened by Inspector General of Police, Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti here. The DGP also joined […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it has distributed over 65,490 kanals of forest land to scheduled tribes – Gujjars, Bakerwals, and other forest dwellers in the Union Territory. However, the government has rejected 39,906 out of 46,090 claims for grant of forest land to ST communities under the Forest Rights […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the Demands for Grants amounting Rs. 154531.84 lakh for Forest, Ecology & Environment, 157671.32 lakh for Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Rs. 350126.57 lakh for PHE (Jal Shakti) and Rs. 44,299.17 lakh for the Tribal Affairs Department. The House passed the Demands for Grants […]
KARACHI — A shutter-down and wheel jam strike was observed in many parts of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Saturday after violence broke out between police and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s (BYC) a day earlier. Many parts of the province including the capital city Quetta remained closed on the call of the BYC’s leader Mahrang […]
JAMMU — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a forest guard for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said on Saturday. Vipin Pathania, posted at the Billawar zonal office of the Jammu and Kashmir forest department, was trapped following a complaint […]
LAHORE — An FIR was registered against more than 50 members of the minority Ahmadi community under blasphemy laws in Punjab province of Pakistan for offering “Friday prayers” even as a radical Islamist party besieged their worship places in several cities. They were booked under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) for “insulting a religion or […]
JAMMU — A drone camera was seized after it crashed on a residential building inside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The campus falls under the ‘no-flying zone’ category, and the presence of the drone has prompted a security alert, police said. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday solved a theft case within 24 hours by arresting an accused person involved in commission of crime and recovered stolen property in Awantipora. On 22/03/2025, Police Station Pampore received a complaint from Parvaiz Ahmad Wani son of Mukhtar Ahmad Wani resident of Qazigund Kakapora stated therein […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — An enrollment drive was organized at PMShri High School Pahoo, Pulwama, to boost student admissions and raise awareness about the institution’s quality education. The event saw active participation from students, parents, and local community members. School authorities highlighted the various academic and extracurricular facilities available, including well-equipped classrooms, experienced faculty, and modern […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) authorities handed over the bodies of two persons, who had drowned in the Jhelum river, to their Indian counterparts at the Kaman post along the Line of Control on Saturday, officials said. Yasir Hussain Shah, from the Busgran area of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, and Asiya Bano, […]
