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 — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah can take a decision on the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “The decision on restoration of statehood can be taken by only two persons – the prime minister and the home minister. That […]
DUBAI — India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare. The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently. India had also […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said, “On 10 Oct 2023, on a specific input of militant movement in Ushkara area, a joint Naka was established […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police along with Indian Army’s 4 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on Wednesday busted a militant hideout in upper reaches of Seoz Dhar in Bhaderwah area of Doda district in Jammu region. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement said, “Acting on a specific information about a militant hideout, a joint […]
NEW DELHI — Shahid Latif, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant was gunned down by unidentified assailants in a mosque in Daska town of Pakistan’s Sialkot district on Wednesday, PTI reported. Latif was believed to be the mastermind of the 2016 attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. Latif, alias Bilal, a designated militant under […]
KABUL — Another strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. The latest earthquake was about 28 kilometres (17 miles) outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and 10 kilometres (6 miles) deep, according to the U.S. Geological […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Lieutenant Governor has sanctioned prosecution for Novelist Arundhati Roy and former International Law Professor in Central University of Kashmir Professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain in regards to a case related to their comments on Kashmir in 2010, The Hindu reported quoting sources from the Raj Niwas said on October 10. Sources, according […]
BANDIPORA — A lecturer of government girls school in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has been booked for allegedly tearing student’s Hijab in the school premises. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the girl student in her complaint stated that the lecturer approached her while she was seated in the classroom and forcibly removed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the implementation and sector-wise progress of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh R K Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Dr […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha chaired a meeting to review the performance of Power Development Department and took stock of power scenario in the UT. The Lt Governor discussed comprehensive strategy of Power Development Department to meet the peak electricity demand. He also directed for enhancing sustainability and efficiency to ensure adequate […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The four day Capacity Building programme for Master Trainers of School Health and Wellness Programme (SHWP), under Ayushman Bharat scheme of Government of India concluded here at Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) campus Srinagar. Organised under the aegis of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — A memorandum of understanding was signed today between Jammu & Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS) and Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu for starting free of cost HIV viral load testing in the premier hospital of the People Living with HIV (PLHIV). The agreement provided for utilization of the spare testing capacity of […]
