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 […]
JAMMU — A search operation to trace out two persons who went missing after their car plunged into Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district continued for the second day on Sunday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh, accompanied by Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Kumar Mehta visited the accident site in Kandhote-Shiva Pul […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the November 24 Sambhal incident unfortunate and sought to compare the situation of minorities in India with Bangladesh. The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir expressed concern over the recent claims on mosques and shrines. “…Today, I am afraid that the situation which was during […]
JAMMU — The Army on Sunday kick-started the biggest cricket tournament in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The Army’s Nangi Tekri battalion, operating under the aegis of the Krishna Ghati brigade, launched the inaugural season of the ‘Krishna Ghati Premier League (KGPL) 2024-2025’, the […]
Anantnag: Senior National Conference (NC) leader Imran Amin Shah held a significant meeting in Donipawa, Anantnag Central Constituency, where a large number of party workers gathered to show their support. The event saw a warm reception as local residents and workers extended a heartfelt welcome to Shah for his leadership and tireless efforts. On […]
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has observed that there will be no change in the migrant status of Kashmiri Pandit women even if they marry non-migrants, upholding a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order in favour of two women selected under PM employment package. The two women — Seema Koul […]
KURRAM — At least six more people were killed, and eight others wounded in District Kurram on Sunday, police said, as the deadly tribal clashes continued for the 11th consecutive day. Police said the death toll in the recent incidents of violence has surged to 130 and while the number of people who sustained injuries […]
DUBAI — Former BCCI’s secretary Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the International Cricket Council, becoming the fifth Indian to head the global body. The 36-year-old Shah, who has been the BCCI secretary for the last five years, was the unanimous choice of ICC’s Board of Directors and replaced New Zealand […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing the crackdown against drug trafficking, Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked 10 notorious drug peddlers under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act) in Srinagar on Sunday. In a statement, police said, “The notorious drug peddlers namely Rizwan Bashir Dhobi son of Bashir […]
JAMMU — The Border Security Force (BSF) has completed the deployment of two fresh battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, in the Jammu region to better plug infiltration from across the Pakistan front and check the recent spurt of militant activities in the area. Officials in the security establishment told PTI that the new troops […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Srinagar on Sunday and recovered contraband substances from their possession. “A vehicle (Alto car) bearing Registration No. JK01J-7081 was intercepted at a checkpoint established at Barthana with two persons identified as Ahmad Sheikh, Son of Lateef Ahmad Sheikh of Barthana Qamarwari and […]
