Pakistan re-elected to UN rights body
China, Russia win seats as Saudis lose
Islamabad: Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council despite opposition from various activist groups. Meanwhile, China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the premiere human rights body however Saudi Arabia lost the contest. Among the five candidates from the Asia-Pacific region vying for four seats in the UN’s premiere human rights […]
Countries need to rebuild fiscal buffers: IMF
Washington: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that the governments around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with discretionary fiscal measures amounting to USD 11.7 trillion and now they will have to rebuild the fiscal buffers over the medium-term to long-term period. Swift and decisive fiscal action was crucial to save lives, […]
Rs 520-crore package under NRLM approved for JK, Ladakh
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a special package of Rs 520 crore for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. Addressing a press conference, Javadekar said the package will ensure sufficient funds under the mission to […]
Four people, including two brothers, booked for fraud
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch on Wednesday booked four people, including two brothers, for duping a businessman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of selling over half an acre land here, an official spokesperson said. The plot of land under contention belongs to the state and the accused conspired and committed […]
BSF DG reviews security along India-Pak border in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Border Security Force chief Rakesh Asthana reviewed the security along the India-Pakistan international border in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. The director general of the border guarding force visited Bikaner and Sriganganagar sectors along the front on Tuesday and Wednesday and interacted with his troops and officers, they said. Asthana also visited the […]
9-kg heroin recovered near Indo-Pak border
Ferozepur (Punjab): The BSF recovered 9 kg of heroin, worth Rs 45 crore in the international market, near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district on Wednesday, officials said. The seizure was made after the arrest of suspected drug peddler Krishan Singh who allegedly had links with Pakistan-based cross-border smugglers, the Border Security Force said. […]
PDP leaders in Jammu welcome release of Mehbooba
Jammu: Senior PDP leaders here on Wednesday welcomed the release of party president Mehbooba Mufti after 14 months in preventive detention and said the party would emerge as “most popular” in Jammu and Kashmir under her leadership. Mufti was released on Tuesday night as the Union Territory administration revoked the Public Safety Act charges against […]
COVID-19: Army’s Northern Command has conducted over 34,000 tests in JK
Jammu: To strengthen the efforts of the civil administration in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army’s Northern Command has conducted 34,396 tests for the civilian population till date, with a positivity rate of 2.55 per cent, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. A total of 4,636 patients were successfully treated, while 22 deaths were reported in […]
World economy in deep recession: IMF
Washington: The IMF on Tuesday predicted a deep global recession this year and the world growth to be -4.4 per cent, asserting that the global economic crisis is far from over mainly due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund also said the swift […]
Indian economy to bounce back with 8.8% growth in 2021
Washington: The Indian economy, severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. However, India is likely to bounce back with an impressive 8.8 per cent growth rate in 2021, thus regaining the position of the fastest growing emerging […]