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) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfers and postings in Tourism Department with immediate effect. According to an order, Mr. Jahid Azad is posted as Assistant Director (Tourism), Pahalgam while Mr. Bilal Ahmad Mir is posted in Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir. “Mr. Jahid Azad, Jr. Scale JKAS, awaiting orders […]
JAMMU — The family members of three men killed in a ‘staged’ encounter in Amshipora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir in July 2020 have dubbed as ‘grave injustice’ the suspension of the life sentence of the Army captain and the grant of bail to him in the case. As the news of the […]
NEW DELHI — The armed forces tribunal here has suspended the life sentence of an Army captain who was found guilty of killing three men in a “staged” encounter in Amshipora village of Shopian district in South Kashmir in July 2020. The tribunal also granted conditional bail to Captain Bhoopendra Singh and directed him to […]
JAMMU — The first cradle baby reception centre (CBRC) named ‘Palna Greh’ has been set up in Jammu to provide care to abandoned children until they are placed for adoption. In collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the centre is now operational at the government district hospital in Gandhi Nagar in Jammu […]
LAHORE — Former South African pacer Morne Morkel on Monday resigned as the Pakistan cricket team’s bowling coach two days after the team’s elimination from the World Cup in India. The Babar Azam-led Pakistan lost five of the nine matches in the ODI showpiece event, losing the last match to England by 93 runs in […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at the international community over the death of 10,000 people, including 5,000 children, in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, saying there was no shock to the conscience of those supporting the genocide. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress general secretary […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — We the Kashmir Foundation, in partnership with Sky Trust, proudly announces the success of a groundbreaking event dedicated to Menstrual Hygiene Management held at the Gujar Bakir Wal Hostel in Khanyar, Srinagar. The initiative aimed to address crucial aspects of menstrual health while advocating for the well-being of women and girls in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Sunday forecast dry weather in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till November 22nd. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “Currently, the weather is mainly clear at most places of Jammu and Kashmir.” “Generally dry weather is expected in Jammu and Kashmir from November […]
SRINAGAR — Three tourists from Bangladesh were charred to death in a major blaze in a houseboat on the famous Dal Lake on in Srinagar on Saturday, The bodies were retrieved from the debris of the gutted houseboats near ghat nine on the lake. The three tourists who lost their lives have been identified as […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The militants have managed to give slip to government forces in an encounter at Parigam village in Newa belt of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Saturday. The encounter had broke out between government forces and militants at Parigam village of the district on Saturday afternoon. However their was complete lull after […]
