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 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said no one should object to dialogue between India and Pakistan aimed at improving bilateral relations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Abdullah said the conflict between the two countries was not new and has persisted for the last three […]
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 (KIMS) — While continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, the Jmmu and Kashmir Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Ganderbal and Kulgam districts of Kashmir valley and recovered psychotropic/contraband substances from their possession. “Upon receiving an information through reliable sources that one person namely Mohd Rafiq Shah, […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday has raised the tragic death of Kashmiri student Salik Naseer from Safapora, Ganderbal, who was found dead in Punjab, with both the Punjab government and the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister’s Office. The student was found dead in his independent room near Gobindgarh, Punjab. […]
JAMMU — Authorities in Jammu on Monday ordered an inquiry into a road accident that claimed the lives of three youths in the Nagrota area near here the previous day. The inquiry was ordered by District Magistrate, Jammu Sachin Kumar Vaishya, an official spokesperson said. Three youths – Sumit Balgotra, his cousin Gaurav and friend […]
KARACHI — Opener Fakhar Zaman is “upset” after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted him from the list of centrally contracted players, but is not thinking of retiring from international cricket. Apart from getting dropped from the contract list on Sunday, Zaman, the only Pakistan batter with a double hundred in ODIs, was also not included […]
SRINAGAR — At the commencement of the Vigilance Awareness Week 2024, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today administered the Integrity Pledge reinforcing the commitment of the Jammu and Kashmir government to integrity and transparency in public service. The pledge ceremony took place at 11:00 AM in the Meeting Hall on the 3rd Floor of the Civil […]
NEW DELHI — The much-delayed decadal census exercise and the work to update the National Population Register (NPR) are likely to begin early 2025 and the data will be declared by 2026, thus changing future census cycles completely, official sources said. However, no decision has been taken yet on whether caste census will also be […]
JAMMU — The Shiv Sena Dogra Front on Monday burnt Pakistani flags here in protest against the militant attack on an Army convoy in the Akhnoor border area of Jammu district. The organisation said that there have been nine incidents in the past few days since the formation of the new government in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Monday said conspiracies are being hatched to destabilise the region again. “This business of guns and grenades should stop right now as it will not benefit anybody,” he told reporters after visiting the residence of Dr Shahnawaz Dar in Budgam district. Dar was among seven […]
JAMMU — As a group of suspected militants allegedly fired upon Indian Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor area, former J&K Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on Monday said that locals, security forces and Intelligence agencies need to remain vigilant at all times. The military on Monday launched massive search operations in the area […]
NEW DELHI — Opposition MPs on Monday staged a walkout from the the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 meeting chaired by joint parliamentary committee (JPC) chairman BJP MP Jagdambika Pal at the Parliament Annexe alleging biased proceedings. The opposition MPs alleged that the commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Waqf board CEO, Ashwini […]
