SOCIETY, Coronavirus
A quarantine-returnee dies in Surket
A quarantine-returnee dies in Surket
SURKET, June 4: A youth who returned home after staying in a quarantine facility for 14 days died in Surket on Thursday morning.
Jun 04, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Journalist and policemen recover from COVID-19 in Bara
Journalist and policemen recover from COVID-19 in Bara
BARA, June 4: Seven persons were discharged from the Kalaiya-based COVID-19 Hospital after recovery from COVID-19 on Thursday morning.
Jun 04, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
As number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 2,000, govt may declare public health emergency
As number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 2,000, govt may declare...
Cabinet meeting scheduled today is expected to take decision on the recommendation of health ministry
Jun 04, 2020
OPINION
Let’s pledge to be like Vampire Bats this environment day
Let’s pledge to be like Vampire Bats this environment day
The very unruly, coincidental and downright comical nature of our reality is that we are living on a floating mass in the middle of a vast expanse of nothing; and yet we are alive, and a top dog in our niche.
Jun 04, 2020
OPINION
COVID-19 has forced us to reimagine biodiversity conservation
COVID-19 has forced us to reimagine biodiversity conservatio...
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year to raise awareness and to support action to protect and preserve our environment. With the decision of the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, the first World Environment Day was organized in 1974 with the theme: "Only One Earth". The the...
Jun 04, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Art & Culture, Exhibitions
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at re-opened museums
No crowds delight art lovers in Italy at re-opened museums
The Uffizi Galleries, the most-visited museum in Italy, is open after three months of COVID-19 lockdown, delighting art lovers who don’t have to jostle with throngs of tourists thanks to new social distancing rules.
Jun 04, 2020
My City, Entertainment
‘Splash,’ ‘Stern’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90
‘Splash,’ ‘Stern’ writer Bruce Jay Friedman dead at 90
Bruce Jay Friedman, an Oscar-nominated screenplay writer and popular playwright and author known for the wry comedy and subtle pathos of such novels as “Stern” and “About Harry Towns” and for his scripts for “Splash” and “Stir Crazy,” has died at age 90.
Jun 04, 2020
My City, Entertainment
AMC warns of going concern as COVID-19 puts strain on theaters
AMC warns of going concern as COVID-19 puts strain on theate...
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) said on Wednesday there were “substantial doubts” about its ability to continue operating, if the company was forced to keep its theaters closed for a longer period because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 04, 2020
My City, Entertainment
Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights
Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights
Director Wes Anderson’s latest outing, a debut turn behind the camera for actor Viggo Mortensen and an animated Pixar movie about jazz would have starred at this year’s cancelled Cannes Film Festival, organisers said on Wednesday.
Jun 04, 2020
BLOG
Let’s vow to make the use of international conventions to protect biodiversity
Let’s vow to make the use of international conventions to pr...
June 5 has been celebrated as the World Environment Day since 1974. The theme of this year's environment day is: "The foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the climate that makes our planet habitable all come from nature." This year's celebration is going to be quite different fro...
Jun 04, 2020