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 […]
ERIE (UNITED STATES) – Election Day voting was underway Tuesday after an extraordinary — and for many unnerving — US presidential race that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in the country’s history or hand Donald Trump a comeback that sends shock waves around the world. As polling stations opened, Democratic vice […]
SRINAGAR — Tourism players in Kashmir on Tuesday condemned the terror incidents in the valley, calling them unacceptable, and said the industry is committed to supporting the government in restoring peace. Addressing a joint press conference of several business leaders associated with the sector here, tourism players said they want peace in the Kashmir valley. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A youth died and two others were injured in a road accident in Lawaypora area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. According to reports, three persons were injured when a vehicle (XUV 700) overturned near Kirmani Sahib Shrine in Sozeith area of Lawaypora, Srinagar. The injured persons were rushed to Noora Hospital for […]
JAMMU — Exposing a financial racket operating from a Jammu and Kashmir post office, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against five postal employees for swindling thousands of rupees from the savings accounts of a late senior citizen operating in Gandhi Nagar Head Post Office in Jammu. The federal agency has […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha warned on Tuesday that the houses of those providing shelter to militants would be razed to the ground as he asked people to stand up against the perpetrators of militancy. He also said if security forces, the Union Territory administration and people come together, then militancy […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested 03 drug peddlers in Baramulla & Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A police party of Police Station Baramulla headed by SHO Police Station Baramulla at a checkpoint established at Eco Park Baramulla, intercepted […]
DUBAI — Noman Ali, Mitchell Santner and Kagiso Rabada are among those nominated in the men’s category while Amelia Kerr, Deandra Dottin and Laura Wolvaardt will compete in the women’s category for the ICC Player of the Month awards for October. Noman Ali is shortlisted for the first time after his wicket-taking exploits on home […]
JAMMU — To initiate the process for the panchayat polls, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has begun preparations to update the electoral roll starting November 11, following a directive from the State Election Commission (SEC) to publish the revised list by January 6 next year. The SEC recently directed for a special revision of the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday asked all the MLAs to keep their mobile phones switched off during House proceedings to uphold the sanctity of the legislature. The speaker’s direction came after some MLAs were seen filming the House proceedings with their mobile phones on the second day of […]
SRINAGAR — The name of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani figured in the obituary references in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday but only two MLAs mentioned him in their speeches. More than a dozen MLAs spoke during the obituary references in the assembly. PDP MLA from Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik […]
