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 […]
NEW DELHI — Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of using students’ concerns for political gain and attempting to disrupt Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon Session. In a post on X, Pradhan alleged that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress staged a protest outside Prime Minister […]
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 […]
MUMBAI — Mohammed Aashiq from Mangalore is declared the MasterChef for this season on the streaming cooking show ‘MasterChef India’. The journey for the homecook is all the more inspirational as he found himself in the 1st elimination round of this season but his love for the art of cooking propelled him to eventually take […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday said all the officers and other ranks have been directed to follow Standard Operating Procedure (SoPs) in spirit while on leave or on duty to avoid incidents like the one in which a police inspector was attacked on October 29 at Eidgah, Srinagar. Talking to reporters on the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Friday announced winter vacation for all Government Schools and recognized Private Schools upto higher secondary level in Jammu division. According to a communique, “The Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ) has announced winter vacation for Classes upto 8th Standard from December 11th to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two days after five persons were killed, another major road accident at Zojila Pass claimed five lives on Thursday. Reports said, a vehicle with five people on board skidded off the road and fell into gorge at Zojila Pass in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir on Thursday afternoon, resulting in death to […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions for enforcement of its guidelines on state-imposed internet shutdowns. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Dipankar Datta, and Aravind Kumar said that disposed of matter cannot be reopened by way of filing civil applications. It remarked that it should have not issued […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered transfers and postings of three officers with immediate effect. The government has ordered transfers and postings of Joint Director, Deputy Director and Chief Prosecuting Officer of the Prosecution Department. According to an order, “Mr. Qazi Abdul Qayoom, Joint Director is posted as Joint […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A Jammu and Kashmir Police Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who was injured in a militant attack in Srinagar on October 29 has succumbed to his injuries on Thursday. He succumbed to his injures at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in New Delhi. Masroor Ahmad Wani, an Inspector in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday forecast light rain and snowfall at isolated higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir from December 12th. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Currently, the weather is mainly clear at most places of Jammu and Kashmir.” “Similar weather conditions will prevail in the Union Territory […]
BHOPAL — After the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh concluded and its results announced, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released its report in which it was revealed that 90 newly elected MLAs out of 230 in the State, which is nearly 39%, have criminal cases against them. “90 winning candidates out of the 230 analysed […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a militant module by arresting two militant associates along with arms and ammunition in Rajouri district of Jammu region. The two militant associates were arrested by a joint team of forces during a search operation in south of Pir Panjal Ranges in […]
