Beijing  - Shares on China's main stock market jumped by more than 7 per cent on Monday after the government announced a major package of measures to stimulate domestic demand and buffer the economy against the effects of the global financial crisis.

The key Shanghai Composite Index, which measures shares traded in local and foreign currencies, gained 127.09 points, or 7.27 per cent, to end the day at 1,874.80 points.

The Health Department has issued a statement regarding prevention from the highly contagious stomach flu that has spread in the New York City. Due to the flu, emergency room visits have increased nearly 20 % over the last two weeks, to about 400 people a day, with people complaining of vomiting and diarrhea.

Hong Kong  - Hong Kong stocks rose by 3.52 per cent Monday as investors reacted positively to a 600 billion-US-dollar economic stimulus package for the Chinese economy announced by Beijing.

The blue-chip Hang Seng Index consolidated a 3 per cent rise in share prices on Friday with a 501.2-point rise to close the day at 14,744.63.

In early trading, the market soared by 5.5 per cent to break through the 15,000-point barrier before falling back later in the day. Turnover was 60.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (7.83 billion US dollars).

Agartala, Nov 10 : Hundreds of Buddhists congregated at Agartala''s historical Buddhist monastery here on Sunday to participate in the 32nd ''Kathin Chibor Dan'' Festival, one of the main religious festivals of the Buddhist community.

Devotees said the festival is celebrated throughout the world within a month of the conclusion of the ''Prabarana Purnima'', the full moon of the Hindu month of Ashwini.

Nainital, Nov 10 : A three-year-old male leopard was killed in a road accident near Ramnagar forest area of Jim Corbett National Park on Sunday.

Wildlife officials said they found the dead leopard during regular patrolling.

Preliminary investigations reveal the leopard could have been hit by a speeding vehicle.

" There were blood stains and blood was coming out from its nose also," said Prakash Chand, Range Officer, Ramnagar Forest Division.

"The blood samples have been taken and further investigations would be carried out," he added.

A Spanish tourist was allegedly molested by a 42-year-old person near Payyambalam Beach in Kannur on last Sunday.

N.S Jayakumar, working as a clerk at Defence security corps. accosted and molested the Spanish lady while she was on a road leading to the beach.

Kerala police has arrested the accused and lodged a case in this connection.

But the Spanish lady didn’t register a FIR and described the incident as the most 'bitter experience' after coming to India as a tourist.

She left the beach soon after police caught Jayakumar.