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 — Four players from Jammu and Kashmir were sold in the IPL 2025 auction, while 10 others, went unsold in IPL auction 2025 held in Saudi Arabia. According to details obtained by the news agency Kashmir News Observer, a total of 14 players from Jammu and Kashmir were up for auction. Two players were […]
SHIMLA — A woman claiming to be a panchayat official was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir against trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh. The 2.46-minute video that surfaced on social media showed the woman telling the two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai Shri […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — While continuing its crackdown on terror elements, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted searches at houses of militant associates in Udhampur district of Jammu division on Monday. “The Police in Udhampur district conducted extensive searches at multiple locations in Basantgarh area of district Udhampur, including Rai Chak, Kadwah, Ponara, Loudhra, Sang etc […]
JAMMU — Four persons, including two former revenue officials, were arrested for their alleged involvement in an eight-year-old case related to land grabbing here, Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Monday. The arrested accused, including a retired Tehsildar and a retired Girdawar, were among eight persons earlier chargesheeted in the case, which […]
LAHORE — A policeman was killed and 70 others injured while many personnel were taken “hostage” when former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters clashed with police in different parts of Pakistan, particularly in Islamabad, the Punjab government said on Monday. The 72-year-old former premier issued a “final call” on November 13 for nationwide protests on […]
ISLAMABAD — The death toll from clashes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district amid tribal tensions rose to 88 on Monday, a day after the government said that a ceasefire was agreed upon in the violence-hit region. Multiple people have been killed in the area since violence erupted following Thursday’s deadly attack when a convoy of […]
KARACHI — The ICC’s executive board members are trying to convince Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to accept hybrid model for next year’s Champions Trophy on the promise of increased financial incentives, according to sources. The schedule of the tournament is yet to be announced after India informed the global governing body of its inability to […]
JAMMU — A policeman was injured when a march by shopkeepers and labourers against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine turned violent on Monday as protesters resorted to stone pelting and clashed with police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. After hour-long discussions with protesters, the district administration […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a relentless crackdown on drug trafficking, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached properties worth ₹1.6 crore under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 on Monday in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “An immovable property including a double-storey concrete building and a concrete shop, collectively valued […]
SAMBHAL (UP) — Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here, naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s son Sohail Iqbal as accused, officials said on Monday. The district administration has already imposed prohibitory orders and barred the entry […]
