TOKYO — Oil prices climbed nearly 2% on Wednesday after the U.S. military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again. The U.S. airstrikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait […]
JAMMU — Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday said the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would help the government work independently and effectively, and asked why the Centre has not honoured the statehood promise when it has fulfilled several others. Choudhary reiterated that the ruling National Conference would stage a protest at […]
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 — In a bid to streamline disbursal of pensions, the Finance Department has undertaken verification of pensioners. Though such verification is mandatory as per the Treasury Code, it could not be undertaken due to administrative challenges. In Jammu & Kashmir, there are about 2.38 lakh pensioners and family pensioners and most of them have […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Police has recovered three dead bodies from Dal Lake area today evening. The deceased include a female (aged about 28 years old) and two minor children, one male and one female. In this regard, police have taken cognizance and proceedings under relevant sections of law have been initiated. Further investigation into the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a tragic accident at Daksum area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, eight members of a single family from Kishtawar lost their lives on the spot. Reports said that the family was traveling from Kishtawar towards Marwah via Sinthan Top in a Maruti Swift car bearing the registration […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday released sketches of three militants operating in Doda District while announcing a reward of ₹ 5 lakh for information leading to their capture. A police statement said that sketches had been released of three militants who are moving in the upper reaches of Doda and Dessa area. […]
NEW DELHI — The government has ordered the extraction of two BSF battalions, comprising more than 2,000 personnel, from Odisha to beef up security in the militancy-hit Jammu region along the India-Pakistan border, official sources said on Saturday. The decision to “immediately” move the two units from the anti-Naxal operations grid to Jammu was taken […]
BARAMULLA — Police have arrested a government school teacher for allegedly molesting a minor student in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “We have arrested and registered an FIR against the accused under relevant sections of law and further investigation is going on,” a police official told GNS. The incident was reported by the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s power sector is experiencing a significant setback as the Union Territory reports a 15 percent decline in hydropower generation. This substantial drop comes as a result of an extended dry spell and rapidly depleting water levels in local water bodies, putting strain on J&K’s electricity supply. A senior Power Development […]
SHOPIAN — Residents of Bhat Mohalla in Shadab Karewa in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have raised a pressing concern regarding the Shadab Karewa Irrigation Canal. They said that despite significant government expenditure amounting to crores of rupees on the canal’s development, the benefits are not reaching the entire community due to alleged negligence by the […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks at an event at Drass in Ladakh as “rhetorical statements” and said it cannot deflect international attention from India’s efforts to suppress the Kashmiri people. India hailed the valour of its soldiers in the Kargil conflict 25 years ago with Prime Minister Modi issuing […]
ALIGARH (UP) — The blanket decision of the AMU authorities to get all hostels, including those of PhD scholars who have yet not appeared in their doctoral viva exams, seems to have irked the inmates. The AMU proctor has defended the decision. Zubair Reshi, an office-bearer of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association and a […]
