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 — More than 150 civil society representatives unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay. The resolution was adopted at a meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. “More than 150 representatives from various sections […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
SRINAGAR [Ahmad Ayaz] (KIMS) — Residents of rural Srinagar are facing a severe water crisis, with many still forced to rely on water drawn directly from the River Jhelum due to the lack of a regular drinking water supply. Despite the promises of the ‘HAR GHAR NAL, HAR GHAR JAL’ scheme, areas like Mohalla Gurhanjipora […]
SRINAGAR — The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday granted two days’ time to Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal Shyambir Singh to decide if he was willing to submit an affidavit of apology to a subordinate court in a criminal contempt case. A division bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Sanjeev Kumar, […]
ISLAMABAD — Former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed has been taken into military custody and the process for his court martial has been initiated in connection with the Top City housing scheme scandal, the army’s media wing said on Monday. The development is a first in the country’s history where a court martial has been initiated […]
JAMMU — A police personnel died when his service rifle unexpectedly went off in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, said officials. Mohd Asif, a resident of Surankote, was posted as a personal security officer to District Development Council member Sohail Malik, the officials said. Asif died of an accidental discharge from his own […]
JAMMU — The anti-infiltration grid along the Indo-Pakistan border is being further strengthened to prevent infiltration attempts by militant, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said. Blaming Pakistan for being the “source” of militancy, the LG said it will never succeed in its attempt to disturb peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. “The […]
JAMMU — Hundreds of resident doctors on Monday suspended their regular work and staged a peaceful rally here to lodge their protest against the recent rape and murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata. The protest coincided with the nationwide strike called by Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) against the sexual assault […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday flagged off the Tiranga Yatra as he joined thousands of people, including public representatives and officials, in the walkathon. “Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in J&K has grown to be a people’s movement. May our beloved and victorious Tricolor fly high in the world,” the […]
DHAKA — Days after the resignation of the Bangladesh Bank governor, two deputy governors and the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (BFUI) have resigned following the directives from the interim government, a media report said on August 12. Additionally, an adviser to the central bank has also submitted his resignation to the governor, The […]
KOLKATA — Three junior doctors and one house staff has been summoned by the Kolkata police in connection with the rape-murder of a PG trainee woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. According to the Kolkata Police sources, the summoned junior doctors and house staff were on duty on the night […]
KOLKATA — Facing backlash over the rape and murder of a doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, principal Sandip Ghosh resigned from his post and government service on Monday morning, days after junior doctors demanded his removal for failing to provide security to the staff. Across the state, hospital services were disrupted […]
