NEW YORK — The price of oil surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at $97.89 […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLA Pulwama Waheed ur Rehman Para has raised concerns over the new laws introduced by the Jammu and Kashmir government, alleging that they could weaken planning regulations, allow commercial activities in residential areas and increase the risk of flooding. In a post on X, the MLA said […]
PULWAMA — The second edition of the Royal Premier League Pulwama commenced in this south Kashmir district on Wednesday evening, marking a striking display of the region’s changing social landscape. In an area once associated with the presence of terror groups, the cricket tournament has brought a very different energy to the forefront-one defined by […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday met family members of those killed by terrorists in the valley and said he would ensure that they get justice. Sinha said such families were “marginalised” and their voices went unheard. “Met families from across North, Central & South Kashmir, whose loved ones were […]
NEW DELHI — A contract of ₹ 25 lakh was taken out to kill actor Salman Khan near his farmhouse in Maharashtra’s Panvel, a chargesheet filed by the Navi Mumbai Police stated. In the chargesheet that named five people, police stated that the contract was taken out by the gang led by jailed gangster Lawrence […]
JAMMU — A special division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will hear next week a plea challenging the power vested in the J&K lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory. Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited the fire-ravaged village in Kishtwar district where dozens of houses were gutted in a massive blaze, and pledged more relief for the rehabilitation of the devastated families. A major fire in the densely populated Mulwarwan village on Monday consumed most of the residential […]
JAMMU — A 13-year-old girl was rescued here from the clutches of her minor abductor within 24 hours of the kidnapping, police said on Thursday. The alleged abductor has also been apprehended following a written complaint by the victim’s mother in Bihar on Wednesday, they said. In her complaint to Police Post Supwal in Samba […]
SRINAGAR — Southern Superstars defeated Konark Suryas Odisha in a hard-fought summit clash that was decided in the Super Over to become the Legends League Cricket 2024 champions here on Thursday. The game was watched by more than 30,000 spectators at the Bakshi Stadium here and a similar number of people were waiting outside the […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday asserted that Kashmir will always be a part of India and the stand will never change regardless of any statement issued by anyone. This came in response to the joint statement issued by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau received a complaint from a contractor [complainant] against AEE PWD (R&B) Division Sopore namely Mubarak Ahmad Ganie alleging therein that said AEE is demanding commission @ 2% as bribe from him for processing his current Bill as well as on previous bills cleared by him. It was […]
LONDON — The Oxford University has announced that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is not included in the list of candidates to run for the position of the varsity’s chancellor, Geo News reported. “More than 40 people applied and only 38 were approved. The candidates were only excluded according to the exclusion criteria of […]
NEW DELHI — Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday said it was a “constitutional misdemeanour” to have reduced Jammu and Kashmir to a Union Territory and asserted that it was time to restore its statehood. His remarks come a day after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took oath as the chief minister of Jammu […]
