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 — Congress MLA from Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, alleged that a National Conference MLA’s brother and supporters attempted to assault him during an official meeting on Friday. Jalal Akbar Lone, brother of Sonawari MLA Hilal Akbar Lone, and his aides disrupted the meeting held to review development works and use of funds in Bandipora, resorted […]
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 […]
BINYAMINA — People living near an Israeli army base hit by a Hezbollah drone strike described a loud explosion then multiple ambulances arriving, as fresh rocket fire and air raid sirens sent them rushing to shelters on Monday. Four soldiers were killed Sunday night by a Hezbollah drone at the base in the Binyamina area […]
NEW DELHI — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached four immovable properties worth Rs 1.31 crore in the infamous medical question paper leak case in the Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test 2012 (JKCET-2012). ED’s Srinagar zonal office attached these properties belonging to Sajad Hussain Bhat, Mohd. Amin Ganie, Suhail Ahmad Wani and Shabir Ahmad […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday formally invited National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah to form and lead the Government in the Union Territory. An oath-taking ceremony for the formation of the Government will take place at SKICC Srinagar on October 16, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. According to […]
SRINAGAR — An 8-year-old girl was mauled to death by stray dogs in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir News Observer reported that the girl identified as Zobia Gulzar, daughter of Gulzar Ahmad Naikoo was attacked and grievously injured by stray dogs outside her residence in […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina felicitated the the newly-elected party MLAs here on Monday and said the leader of opposition will soon be selected after holding meetings with party leaders under the command of central observers. BJP national general secretary and in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir Tarun Chugh, who has been […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor’s power to nominate five members to the Assembly on the recommendations of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. “Go to the high court,” a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna told senior advocate Abhishek Manu […]
ABU DHABI — The donation event was held today at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal 1, Abu Dhabi Ports, as part of the two-week ‘UAE stands with Lebanon’ campaign which kicked off on October 8, collected 250 tonnes of relief material from diverse segments of society in Abu Dhabi. Aid material gathered in the event, will […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed Para, said the revocation of the President’s rule from Jammu-Kashmir is the start of the process to reclaim what the people lost in the last 6-7 years, adding that people’s mandate was for restoring their dignity and protecting their identity. The PDP leader said that people have pinned […]
NEW DELHI — A New York-bound Air India flight carrying 239 passengers from Mumbai was on Monday diverted to the Delhi airport following a security concern arising out of a bomb threat in the aircraft, officials said here. They said all passengers have disembarked and the aircraft was being searched. “The aircraft is currently stationed […]
SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — In a significant move to push educational development, Dr. Mehjabeen Nabi, President and Founder of the Care Foundation, graced the grand inauguration of the New Career Convent School’s new building in Fateh Kadal, Srinagar. The event marked a step forward to promote accessible and high-quality education for all, with the […]
