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) — A man has been arrested for raping a minor girl in Srinagar. Police said, a 46-year-old man identified as Mohd Iqbal Sheikh, son of Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, a resident of Kanthpora, Sogam Kupwara presently staying in Pamposh Colony, Srinagar was arrested for raping a 15-year-old girl in Srinagar. In this regard, a […]
SRINAGAR — Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) J&K, Raj Kumar Thursday claimed to have busted Inter-State narco smuggling racket by arresting two Punjab residents along with 35 poppy straw packets. “Acting on information, we seized an Innova vehicle bearing number PB-08 CP 0517 at Shampora, Qazigund. Two persons Amandeep Singh and […]
SRINAGAR — More than a dozen people have been arrested for not standing up when the national anthem was played during a function held here in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance, officials said on Thursday. The administration has also suspended a few police personnel for failing to ensure that […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two eve teasers have been arrested for molesting a girl at Zanana Park in Khawajabagh area of Baramulla district. Police in a statement said, Police Station Baramullla received written complaint from one person (name withheld) to the effect that two persons namely Aqib Salam Bhat @ Ponty son of Abdul Salam Bhat […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Thursday forecast a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at some places in Jammu and Kashmir during late afternoon or evening. An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, The weather will remain partly cloudy today in Jammu and Kashmir. However, a brief spell of rain and […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that they arrested two juveniles for stabbing and injuring a boy in Srinagar. Police said, a boy namely Haseeb Bhat of Sonwar was stabbed and injured by two juveniles in Sonwar area of Srinagar. Haseeb was shifted to hospital for treatment where his condition is […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a prostitution racket in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. Police in a statement said, An information through reliable sources to the effect that some persons are involved in immoral activities in one rented house near Bus Stand Baramulla. Acting upon the information, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A youth has been arrested for raping minor girl in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Wednesday. Police said, the accused namely Zaid Feroz, a 22-year-old youth from Old Barzulla area of Srinagar was arrested for raping a 12-year-old girl (name withheld). The accused is close relative of victim girl child, […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Sampat Prakash, a senior most Kashmiri Pandit citizen died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday at the age of 86. Sampat Prakash suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Saturday evening after which he was taken to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura for treatment where doctors declared him brought dead. Prakash’s […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A youth has been arrested for stabbing and grievously injuring a person in Nowhatta area of Downtown Srinagar. Police said, the accused person namely Zubair Ahmed Bhat of Rajouri kadal, Srinagar was arrested for stabbing and grievously injuring a person with knife in Nowhatta area of Srinagar. The weapon of offence was […]
