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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday have attached the immovable property of a known drug peddler in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The attached property a four-storey shopping complex comprising of around 40 shops at village Nadigam and around six canals of land situated at village Chek Wazir Panoo belongs to Ghulam Ahmad […]
JAMMU — Investment proposals worth Rs 1.63 lakh crore have been received till December last year, which will create direct employment opportunities for more than 5.90 lakh people, Jammu and Kashmir government’s economic survey report 2024-25 said. The report, tabled by the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly last week, said 1,984 units involving an […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department today forecast intermittent rains and snow in parts of Jammu and Kashmir till March 16. An official said that there is a possibility of light rains and snow at scattered places of J&K from tonight. He said there is a possibility of light to moderate rains and snow over many […]
SRINAGAR — With Ramzan come the Seharkhwans — the drum-beaters who wake up people for the pre-dawn meal ‘Sehri’ — to the cities and towns of Kashmir. Hundreds of these men who arrive from remote villages have kept the age-old tradition alive, despite the ubiquity of modern gadgets such as mobile phones and alarm clocks. […]
NEW DELHI — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the AIIMS here early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain, sources said. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2 am. Dhankhar was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) under Dr Rajiv Narang, Head of Department of Cardiology at AIIMS. He […]
GWADAR — Unknown armed men gunned down Mufti Shah Mir, a leading religious scholar of Balochistan, in Turbat town of Kech, late on Friday night. Police said armed men targeted the religious scholar when he was coming out after performing night prayer. “Armed men riding motorcycles opened fire on Mufti Shah Mir, leaving him seriously […]
ISLAMABAD — As the Green Shirts come under scrutiny following their exit from ICC Champions Trophy 2025, former Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie has strongly rejected the comments of legendary Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar regarding Pakistan cricket team. Speaking after Pakistan’s disappointing exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where they suffered defeats at the […]
BEIRUT — The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria’s conflict began 14 years ago. The […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistani security forces killed at least three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. A statement from the military’s media wing said security forces conducted an operation based on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, own […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir has received almost 13 percent of the total tourists who visited the Union Territory in the last four years, with the bulk of the share going to the Jammu region, official data suggests. According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled by the Jammu and Kashmir government in the Legislative Assembly, the union […]
