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 […]
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 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered transfers and postings of nine Judicial officers. According to an order, “Mr. Shabir Ahmad Malik, 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Baramulla is transferred and posted as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kargil, vice Shri Iqbal Ahmad Masoodi, Mr. Yash Pal […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday attached 14 marlas of resident land in Bandipora district of North Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Police in Bandipora district in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said, “The residential land belonging to the family of a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, Irfan Ahmad Bhat […]
UNITED NATIONS — A UN spokesman has refuted the US claim that civilians in Gaza should seek refuge in UN-designated safe places. In response to US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller’s suggestion that Gazans should seek refuge in UN-designated sites that are listed by Israel as “deconfliction zones”, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered posting of two Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) Officers as Special Secretary in the office of the Chief Secretary. The Department has also assigned an additional charge to one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer. According to an order, “Mr. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least five persons including four tourists were killed in a road accident at Zojila Pass along the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Reports said, the accident happened after a passenger cab (SUV) in which they were traveling in skidded off the snow-covered road at Zojila Pass and […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided several locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the militant conspiracy hatched and operationalised by the offshoots of the banned Pakistan-backed militant organisations, such as Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al-Badr, Al-Qaeda, etc. A spokesman in a statement said, the teams of NIA […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted the Task Force for the establishment of Public Health Management Cadre in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order, The Administrative Secretary, H&ME Department has been appointed as the Chairman while Mission Director, NHM, J&K has been appointed as Member […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court Tuesday listed for hearing on February 14 a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a militant funding case. The court directed that Malik, who had pleaded guilty to the charges, shall join the court proceedings virtually. Noting […]
MOSCOW — A more just multipolar world order will inevitably replace the old unipolar system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a ceremony as he met with 21 new foreign ambassadors and received their diplomatic credentials. “The world is in a state of turbulence and is undergoing a radical transformation. An underlying trend however is […]
