BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Friday said the protest scheduled by the National Conference on the first day of the Monsoon session of Parliament was a process to bury Article 370 and create confusion by taking Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood issue to pan-India politics. “I cannot be certain of the National Conference’s […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has accepted a three-month period of ineligibility (which will be reduced to one month on completion of a substance of abuse treatment programme) for breaching the ICC Anti-Doping Code. The 32-year-old had tested positive for a Substance of Abuse (Carboxy-THC) under the ICC Anti-Doping Code following a doping […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The University of Kashmir on Wednesday postponed all the examinations that were scheduled to be held on Thursday (March 7). The University of Kashmir in a notification said, “It is notified for the information of all concerned candidates that all the examinations of University of Kashmir, which are scheduled to be held […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — A fake journalist along with his associate were arrested for attempting to extort money from a house owner in Rahmoo village of Pulwama district, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday. “Two persons identified as Abass Ahmad Seh, son of Mohd Akbar Seh and Sheraz Ahamed Dar, son of Mohammad Ameen […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings of 7 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers. The Government’s General Administration Department (GAD) ordered transfers and postings of these officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order, “Ms. Rifat […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a shocking incident, the Kashmiri students are being forced by college authorities in Tamil Nadu to shave their beard before entering the college, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Tuesday. Nasir Khuehami, the National Convener of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said, “Around two dozen Kashmiri […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Tuesday postponed the annual examination of Vocational Subjects of Class 10th which was scheduled to be held on March 7. The examination of Vocational Subjects shall now be held on April 4, 2024. According to Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education […]
Dear Prime Minister shri. Modi G, As you prepare to address the nation during your forthcoming visit to Srinagar on March 7, 2024, I respectfully draw your attention to the critical issue of Jammu and Kashmir, which holds immense significance for our nation. At this pivotal moment, I urge you to consider reinstating statehood for […]
JAMMU — At least two people died in a road accident after a vehicle they were travelling fell into deep gorge near Battery Chashma along Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district late on Monday night, an official said on Tuesday. An official said that the driver of ill-fated cab was failed to negotiate a sharp […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rain and snowfall in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir from March 12. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Dry weather conditions are expected to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir till March 10. However, there is possibility of light […]
CHANDIGARH — An alleged gangster from Jammu was shot dead by some unidentified persons outside a shopping mall in Punjab’s Mohali on Monday, police said. The gangster has been identified as Rajesh Dogra from Jammu, Mohali’s SSP Sandeep Garg said. During preliminary investigations, it has come to the fore that Rajesh had recently come out […]
SRINAGAR — DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said that statehood should be restored to Jammu and Kashmir immediately after the assembly elections are held in the Union territory. “The prime minister and the home minister have promised in the Parliament to restore the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. We had insisted that it […]
