Sanitising tunnel installed outside Kathua police station
Jammu: As part of its efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus, police in Kathua district on Tuesday installed a decontamination and sanitizing tunnel outside a police station. The police initiative came a day after the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) installed a Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel at the Government Medical College here to disinfect visitors. […]
Deaf, mute woman raped in Ramban, accused held
Banihal/Jammu: A 23-year-old deaf and mute woman was allegedly raped and impregnated by an elderly man in a remote village in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which he was arrested, police said on Tuesday. According to a police official, the case came to light when the woman’s father lodged a complaint accusing the […]
CRPF ‘madadgaar’ ensures man cycling from Mumbai meets ailing father in Chandigarh
Jammu: Arif, who started a 2,100-km cycle journey from Mumbai to meet his ailing father in Jammu, on Tuesday finally met him in Chandigarh, with personnel of the CRPF’s ‘madadgaar’ helpline assisting him through five states during the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The man, who works as a watchman in […]
France says heading for worst recession since WWII
Paris: France is facing its deepest recession since the end of World War II because of the widespread lockdown to stem the coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned Monday. “The worst growth figure in France since 1945 was -2.2 per cent in 2009, after the financial crisis of 2008. We will probably be […]
COVID-19: PM sees opportunity in slump, says boost ‘Make-in-India’ idea
New Delhi-Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked Union ministers to prepare plans to fight the economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing and asserted that this crisis is an opportunity to boost the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative and reduce dependence on other countries. Chairing the first meeting of the council of ministers after announcing a 21-day […]
Pollution data shows early signs of China recovery: IMF
Washington: The global recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be worse than in 2009, but early signs of a recovery are appearing in China, including renewed pollution, IMF economists said Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world into a recession. For 2020 it will be worse than the global financial crisis,” the authors, […]
