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 — The committee on privileges of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will meet here on Friday to hear the motion against PDP MLA Waheed Para in a breach of privilege case. The assembly secretariat has asked Para to present himself before the nine-member committee on privileges headed by Hasnain Masoodi at 11 am on […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — In a shocking incident during Wednesday’s Zero Hour, the Lok Sabha experienced a severe security breach as two individuals jumped into the House from the public gallery, carrying what seemed to be tear gas canisters. Chaos erupted as one individual leaped over benches, while the other released a substance, causing confusion among […]
BANDIPORA — A rare musk deer commonly known as ‘roose kat’ was captured alive in Chandeji forest belt of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Wildlife officials said on Tuesday. A wildlife official said that the deer was roaming in the Chandeji forests after which the animal was captured alive by the locals. He said that the […]
KULGAM — Muslim neighbors performed the last rites of an elderly Kashmiri Pandit in Kulgam district, exemplifying the Valley’s tradition of upholding communal harmony and brotherhood. Mohan Lal Koul, an 84-year-old resident of Cheyan Adigam in Devsar passed away Tuesday morning after a brief illness. Upon learning of his death, the Muslim community in the […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — On the occasion of International Universal Health Coverage Day on 12th December, 2023, the Indian Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) conducted a Medical Camp at Panzgam village in Pulwama district. “With an aim to provide basic Medical Care, aid and awareness to the locals to stay ailment free during the severe winters […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with joint team of security forces have arrested four persons including a woman in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. “Bandipora Police, along with the Army, CRPF and Sopore Police, apprehended four people, including a woman during the operation,” Jammu and Kashmir Police in Bandipora district said in a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two suspected individuals in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district of South Kashmir. The two individuals were arrested after a joint team of forces including Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police had established a Naka at Jablipora area of Bijbehara town, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Tuesday forecast dry and cold weather in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till December 21. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Dry and cold weather is most likely to continue till December over most places of Jammu and Kashmir.” He said, “There is […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered transfers and postings of eight officers in the Union Territory. The Department has ordered transfers and postings of seven Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officers and an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer in the interest of administration with immediate […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the Supreme Court’s verdict on abrogation of Article 370 was ”sad but not unexpected”. The top court unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and directed restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir ”at the earliest” and set a September 30, 2024 […]
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Monday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Article 370 case “disturbing”, saying it has sent a wave of despair among the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He also said the verdict would adversely affect the federal structure of the country. The senior CPI(M) leader’s reaction […]
