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 — 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 […]
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Palestinians after a short pause, his spokesman has said. The secretary-general is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups in Gaza over the weekend, including rocket fire […]
GAZA — The Palestinian death toll has risen to 15,899 as a result of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesman of the ministry, said on Monday during a press conference in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, that the number […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) has invited online applications from all the aspirants who intend to undertake the Haj pilgrimage 1445(H)—2024(CE). The Haj application forms shall be available from December 4, 2023 and the last date for submission of the same has been fixed as December 20, 2023. Before filing the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha on Monday attended the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Delhi Public School, Jammu. He congratulated the Administration, Teachers and Students of Delhi Public School on the occasion. He said the reputed educational institution, under the care and tutelage of Maharaja Hari Singh Social […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha has expressed grief over the loss of lives of six residents of Kulgam district in an accident in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. He also offered condolences to the families of the bereaved and prayed for the speedy […]
SRINAGAR — At least six labourers from Kulgam district of South Kashmir died and as many sustained injuries in a road accident in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. Reports said, the accident occurred on Monday morning, when the driver of the pickup truck, in which they were traveling in from Sunni to Mandi, lost control […]
