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 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said no one should object to dialogue between India and Pakistan aimed at improving bilateral relations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Abdullah said the conflict between the two countries was not new and has persisted for the last three […]
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 […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have successfully traced two missing ladies in Doda district and handed them over to their legal heirs, police said on Tuesday. In a statement, police said, “On 05.03.2024, a missing report of a girl, namely Shabina Banoo, daughter of Mohd Iqbal and resident of Muksyas, Tehsil Chilly Pingal, […]
JAMMU — People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone and Apni Party supremo Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday highlighted the need for a united struggle for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Shiv Sena (UBT) also demanded an end to the dual-power system and advocated for an immediate return […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Sh Nalin Prabhat along with ADGP Jammu Zone Sh Anand Jain and senior officers conducted an extensive review of the operational preparedness in Reasi and Ramban districts. The primary objective of the visit was to assess the security arrangements and operational readiness of the various […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at six locations in Kashmir in connection with the killing of two migrant workers from Punjab in Shaheed Ganj area of Srinagar last year. On February 7, 2024, Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masi — hailing from Chamyari in Amritsar — were shot by suspected […]
ISLAMABAD — The dialogue process between the government and opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ran aground on Tuesday after jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party refused to join a scheduled huddle aiming to defuse the prevailing political tension in the country. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who had fixed the meeting at the request of government negotiators, […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu Police has successfully solved the murder case of 17-year-old boy in the Bishnah area of Jammu, leading to the arrest of three persons involved in the gruesome crime. “On 13 January 2025 at 11:55 PM, an alert was received at Police Station Bishnah, reporting that an unidentified individual had been brutally […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said it is Parliament which will take a final call on the Uniform Civil Code and the Waqf (amendment) bill. Uttarakhand on Monday became the first state to implement UCC with the ruling BJP fulfilling a major commitment made ahead of the 2022 assembly […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir is going through an unusual weather pattern this winter with maximum and minimum temperatures in Srinagar witnessing a cumulative deviation of nearly 10 degrees over the past 24 hours, meteorological department data revealed on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Monday night, which was 3.4 degrees […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The police have dismantled a significant inter-state drug trafficking network while investigating Case FIR No. 136/2024 under sections 8/22-29 of the NDPS Act. Police in a statement said, “This breakthrough highlights the department’s unwavering commitment to combating the drug menace.” Based on evidence, including bank transactions and communication records, two key drug […]
JAMMU — At least 13 people were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine collided with a stationary dumper truck near here on Tuesday, officials said. The condition of all the injured, including three children and two women, is stated to be “stable”, they said. The accident took place at […]
