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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
