World shares retreat despite strong growth data from China

Tokyo:Markets got off to a slow start for the week despite news that the Chinese economy grew 2.3% in 2020 after a sharp contraction early in the year. Shares fell in Paris, London and Tokyo but advanced in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Most U.S. markets are closed Monday for a national holiday. Investors appear to […]

Army officer shoots himself dead in J-K

Army officer shoots himself dead in J-K

Srinagar: An Army officer allegedly shot himself dead at a forward post in Tangdhar sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Major Fayazullah Khan, a company commander of 6 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, they said. The officials said the reason behind the officer […]

BDS Destroys Suspicious-looking Bag Found Along Kupwara-Kralpora Road

  Kupwara:  A Bomb Disposal Squad has destroyed a suspicious-looking bag found earlier this morning by a Road Opening Party along Kupwara-Kralpora road, official sources said. They said that during a routine road inspection by army personnel (ROP) of 338 Field Regiment, a bag, red in color, was spotted at roadside near Harie area. “A […]

Lawaypora encounter: Slain trio were involved in militancy, will convince families with concrete evidence in 10 days: IGP

'Bodies of slain militants not to be given to families till Covid-19 prevails, tracking youth who are lured as OGWs'

Lawaypora encounter: Slain trio were involved in militancy, will convince families with concrete evidence in 10 days: IGP

  Srinagar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Monday said that the three youth killed in Lawaypora gunfight were militants and police will soon convince the parents of slain trio with “concrete evidence.” He said that the bodies of slain militants aren’t being handed over to families in view of the Covid-19 […]

Proposed tractor rally on Jan 26: It’s law & order matter, says SC on plea for injunction against it

New Delhi:The Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday that the proposed tractor rally on the Republic Day by farmers protesting against the new farm laws is a “law and order” matter and Delhi Police is the first authority to decide who should be allowed to enter the national capital. A bench headed by Chief […]

2 persons missing, another injured as truck falls in Nallah in Ramban

2 persons missing, another injured as truck falls in Nallah in Ramban

Jammu: Two persons are missing while another has been rescued in injured condition after a canter truck they were travelling in fell into a nallah near Ramsoo along the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday morning. Official sources said that the truck (HR38-1633) skidded off the road and fell down at Sher Bibi area of Banihal in […]

Smiles, sanitizers welcome students as schools reopen in Delhi

Smiles, sanitizers welcome students as schools reopen in Delhi

New Delhi: Balloons, flowers, sanitisers and smiling faces welcomed class 10 and 12 students in schools in the national capital on Monday as they returned to campuses after over 10 months. The students who were elated to be able to attend the first offline class of the academic session wore masks and queued up outside […]

Freeze Continues, Minus 6.4°C In Srinagar

Freeze Continues, Minus 6.4°C In Srinagar

Srinagar: Intense cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir even as the minimum temperatures increased marginally across the Valley, the weatherman said on Monday. A meteorological department official told GNS Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.4°C against minus 7.7 °C on the previous night. At minus 8.4°C, Srinagar […]

COVID-19: India records lowest fatalities in eight months

New Delhi:The daily coronavirus infections fell below 14,000 for the second time this month taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,05,71,773,while 145 new fatalities were recorded, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 13,788 infections have been reported in a day. The country’s death […]

China economy grows 2.3 per cent in 2020 as rebound from virus gains

China economy grows 2.3 per cent in 2020 as rebound from virus gains

Beijing: China’s economy grew 2.3 per cent in 2020 as a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic accelerated while the United States, Europe and Japan struggled with disease flare-ups. Growth in the three months ending in December rose to 6.5 per cent over a year earlier, up from the previous quarter’s 4.9 per cent, according to […]