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 — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday claimed several leaders and workers of her party were placed under house arrest to prevent them from protesting against the government over the issue of “backdoor” appointments. “The NC government repeatedly hides behind the excuse that the police department is beyond its control whenever questions of accountability […]
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 […]
PULWAMA [Mudasir Maqbool] (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Fruits and Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA) held its elections on Saturday at the Directorate of Horticulture office in Srinagar. Members from the organization cast their votes, electing Basheer Ahmad Naikoo as President and Mohammad Ishfaq as General Secretary. Addressing the media, Naikoo […]
LAHORE — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) approved on Saturday appointment of Sumair Ahmad Syed as the new chief operating officer, sources told Geo News on Saturday. According to the insiders, the appointment of the new COO was approved on the suggestion of PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. Ahmed is a former deputy commissioner Lahore and […]
SRINAGAR — J&K ACB registered FIR against Ms. Shabnam Mir, the then Assistant Director employment, for demanding and taking bribe from Himalayan motors Tengpora, bypass Srinagar for recommending their vehicles under Mumkin scheme. A verification was conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Anti corruption Bureau to look into the allegations that Ms. Shabnam Arif Mir, Assistant […]
JAMMU — The last rites of the two Village Defence Guards killed by militants were performed near their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, with locals demanding security and adequate relief, including a government job for each of the two families. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed (42) and Kuldeep Kumar (40) were […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Saturday appointed Showkat Ahamd Mir as the new provincial president for Kashmir. Mir, who was earlier provincial secretary, will be the new provincial president of the Kashmir unit, the ruling party said in a statement. Mir will take over from Nasir Aslam Wani, who has been appointed as advisor […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 26 people were killed and 62 injured after a suicide blast ripped through a Quetta Railway Station on Saturday, local authorities and hospital officials said. The incident comes a week after a bomb blast near a girl’s school and a hospital in Balochistan’s Mastung district killed eight people, including five children. […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 21 people were killed and 30 others were injured in a bomb explosion near Quetta’s railway station marking the latest incident of unrest in Balochistan. Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion took place at the railway station’s booking office, which usually witnesses a significant number of people, resulting in the high […]
JAMMU — The commander of the Army’s White Knight Corps visited J&K’s Kishtwar district on Friday to review the ongoing operations to track down militants responsible for the killings of two Village Defence Guards. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, the two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) killed by militants, were found near a […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah said that the decision taken by the Central Government in 2019 to revoke Article 370 was not acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and that there would be a day when the people here would “get their respect back.” Following the ruckus that has erupted […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two teenagers were injured during a clash between two groups in Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday. According to reports, the clash erupted between two groups in Hamdania Colony, Bemina ovr an unsolved issue. During the clash, two persons were injured after being stabbed with a sharp-edged weapon. The injured […]
