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 — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday announced that her party would hold peaceful protests at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 to press for the restoration of Article 370 and “resolution of the Kashmir issue”. The former chief minister stated this at a press conference at the […]
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 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 […]
Sheikh Nadeem SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A youth from South Kashmir with multiple educational degrees has shown keen interest in bee keeping as he has some bee colonies (boxes) at his home. The Jammu and Kashmir Government set-up more than One Lakh bee colonies in Jammu and Kashmir under the `Promotion of Beekeeping’ project to increase […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved the ATM theft case in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district by recovering the ATM machine from an orchard in Dogam Kakapora. Three accused persons, all residents of Bangladesh, who were involved in the commission of crime were also arrested. Police in a […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that the holiday of Eid-ul-Adha shall be observed on June 29 and 30, 2023 (Thursday and Friday). The Government modified its earlier order and said that the holiday of Eid-ul-Adha shall be observed on June 29 and 30, 2023 […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Meteorological Department (MeT) on Tuesday forecast generally cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir today. Today, the weather will remain generally cloudy with intermittent light to moderate rain towards afternoon or evening in Jammu and Kashmir, an official of the Meteorological Department said. He said, Partly cloudy weather with rain likely in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A local militant, affiliated with Al-Badr militant outfit was killed while a policeman was injured in an encounter in Hawoora village of Kulgam district in South Kashmir. The encounter broke out between militants and Government forces during the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday. Earlier, a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, […]
