Recovery is underway after worst global recession since World War II: IMF MD

Washington: A day after the International Monetary Fund forecast a global growth of six per cent for this year, IMF Managing Director Christine Georgieva has said that after the worst global recession since the Second World War, the recovery is underway. The outlook, she asserted, is brighter because millions of people are benefitting from vaccinations […]

During COVID-19 pandemic, India’s debt to GDP ratio increased from 74 pc to 90 pc: IMF

Washington:  India’s debt to GDP ratio increased from 74 per cent to 90 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said, noting that it expects this to drop down to 80 per cent as a result of the country’s economic recovery. Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director, IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department told reporters […]

Highest daily Covid spike in J&K with 812 cases and six deaths

Highest daily Covid spike in J&K with 812 cases and six deaths

Srinagar: Another day of alarming numbers of fresh Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, 812 of them, along with six deaths recorded in three from Jammu and one each from Ramban, Srinagar, Budgam district, was reported by the official Covid bulletin on Wednesday. The new cases included 465 from Kashmir Division and 347 from Jammu […]

Abdullah discharged from SKIMS

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was on Wednesday discharged from a Srinagar hospital, where he was admitted last week as a precautionary measure after testing positive for COVID-19, officials said. Abdullah, a former chief minister, was discharged as doctors were of the opinion that he could recover at home since all his parameters were […]

Ahead of Darbar Move, employees advised to get vaccinated in Jammu

Jammu: Ahead of the bi-annual darbar move, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday advised its employees working in the move offices, including civil secretariat and those falling in the age group of 45 and above, to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19. An order issued by Commissioner Secretary in General Administration Department Manoj Kumar Dwivedi […]

CASO called off in Srinagar after nothing found

CASO called off in Srinagar after nothing found

Suspected residential suffers damages Srinagar: Government forces called off a 14-hour-long operation at Gulab Bagh area on Srinagar outskirts after no contact with the militants was established. Officials said that joint teams of army, police and CRPF laid a siege at Shah-e-Hamdan Colony in Gulab Bagh at 10 pm on Tuesday. “There were inputs about […]

Militants attack forces’ post in Shopian

Militants attack forces’ post in Shopian

Shopian: A check post of government forces on Wednesday afternoon came under militant attack at Imamsahib in south Kashmir’s district Shopian. Police sources said that a joint party of CRPF and police was attacked by unidentified militants. However, there was no loss of life or damage to property. They said that militants fired several shots […]

Valley bathed in bright sunshine as sky clears

Valley bathed in bright sunshine as sky clears

Srinagar-bound traffic on highway today Srinagar: The inclement weather conditions prevalent over the past two days across Kashmir valley improved on Wednesday, with bright sunshine making a welcome appearance. The weather office has said that the weather will now stay dry till next week. The Srinagar office of the meteorological (MeT) department had predicted improvement […]