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 […]
JAMMU — BJP national president Nitin Nabin will visit Jammu on July 6 and 7 on his first visit to the Union Territory after assuming charge of the party earlier this year, a senior party leader said on Sunday. Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Sat Sharma announced at a meeting of party office bearers here, […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), a wing of the CID on Saturday carried out raids at multiple locations in Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Jammu & Kashmir. Officials sources said that sleuths of CIK carried out raids at Anantnag district jail in Mattan and searched various barracks and blocks inside the jail premises. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of India has approved ₹827.98 crore for the construction and upgrading of a 4-lane highway in Jammu and Kashmir. According to Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, the project will cover a 12.11 km stretch from Pandach to Manigam near Wayil Bridge. He stated that the project includes […]
ISLAMABAD — As many as 43 terrorists have been killed by the security forces during extensive intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan since December 9, causing a major setback to “Fitna-Al- Khwarij” and other terrorist groups, the military’s media wing said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) […]
Will rehabilitate youth drawn into drug menace: SSP Anantnag SRINAGAR [Raouf Dar] (KIMS) — In a determined and comprehensive drive against drug trafficking and other illicit activities, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have achieved a remarkable milestone in their fight against the drug menace in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district over the last eleven months. The […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Intensifying its Efforts to Curb Militancy and to have a heavy hand on the Over Ground Workers and to check the support base of ANEs in Doda and adjoining areas, Doda Police have filed chargesheets against seven accused persons in two separate cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The chargesheets […]
JAMMU — Asking people not to panic after the mysterious deaths of seven persons belonging to two families, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday said they are closely monitoring the situation as health teams intensified their efforts as part of an in-depth survey in the remote area. Seven persons – a […]
NEW DELHI — The ICC top brass is likely to finalise the hybrid model modalities for the Champions Trophy during a virtual meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday, it has been learnt. It has been agreed in principle that neither India nor Pakistan will travel to each other’s country for […]
SRINAGAR — Lawyer Deepika Pushkar Nath returned to the Congress after almost six years on Friday and said her decision was not “opportunistic” but based on the belief that the party is the only one capable of addressing the challenges facing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Nath, who shot to fame for representing the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move to counter terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential property where four militants were killed in an encounter in July under the UAPA Act in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Friday. Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a single-storey residential house under Section 25 of the […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference will decide on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill before it is put to vote. The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved the constitutional amendment bill to roll out the concept of simultaneous Lok Sabha […]
