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 (KIMS) — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Saturday criticized the Jammu and Kashmir government over the delay in making public the Cabinet Sub-Committee’s report on the reservation policy, accusing it of failing to ensure accountability. In a post on X, Mufti said that students in Kashmir were still waiting for the […]
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 Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was restored for vehicular movement on Wednesday morning after it remained closed for four days. The highway was closed for vehicular movement on July 8, 2023 due to landslide, mudslide and shooting stones in various stretches at Ramban. Besides this, the portion of the highway was also washed […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two students have been arrested for beating a fellow student in Kashmir University, Police said on Tuesday. Police said, two accused persons namely Mohd Ali Aga son of Late Aga Nisar Ali resident of Rajbagh Srinagar and Burhan Hilal Bhat son of Hilal Ahmad Bhat resident of Qazibagh Anantnag were arrested for […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Army on Tuesday claimed to have foiled a major infiltration bide along the Line of Control in Naushera sector by killing a militant and recovering huge cache of arms and ammunition. The alert troops of Indian Army on night of 10 July, foiled a major infiltration bid along the Line of […]
SRINAGAR — A 19-year-old youth from Chhattisgarh died after being hit by a train in Chithram area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday. An official said that the youth identified as Jugal Khishor son of Mast Ram of Chhattisgarh came under a moving train near Chithram village. He said that in the incident he […]
SRINAGAR — The body of a minor girl who drowned in river Pohru in Jaggerpora village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday last was traced this afternoon, officials said. They said that after days of relentless search operation, the body of missing girl Ronak Jan (12) daughter of Abdul Jabbar Payer, resident of Sulkote […]
SRINAGAR — The government on Tuesday said that there was no shortage of essential commodities including petrol in the Valley and that the adequate supply will be received tomorrow once the Srinagar-Jammu highway will reopen for vehicular movement. “There was no need to panic. We have an adequate supply of essential commodities here,” Divisional Commissioner, […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which passed several […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till Friday. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, Currently the weather is mainly dry in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions of the Union Territory. He said, Mainly dry weather is expected in Jammu and Kashmir from July […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said that they have formally arrested ten persons including ex-militants and erstwhile separatists in Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)-Hurriyat revival case in Srinagar. The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammad Yaseen Bhat S/o Gh Mohd Bhat R/o Nigeenbagh Srinagar, Mohammad Rafiq Pahloo S/o Gh […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) on Monday attached the Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Ganderbal with immediate effect. According to an order, Dr. Abdul Majid Bhat, Medical Officer, presently looking after the charge of Medical Superintendent District Hospital Ganderbal is hereby attached with the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir with immediate […]
