SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Nagma landslide death toll reaches 10, two still missing
Nagma landslide death toll reaches 10, two still missing
KHALANGA, Aug 31: Ten persons, including four members of the same family, died as four houses collapsed in a dry landslide that occurred at Nagma bazaar in Tilagufa Municipality-1, Kalikot, on Sunday. Two more people are still unaccounted for in the disaster that occurred at 7:00 am. Nagma bazaar is...
Aug 31, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
India accuses China of ‘provocative’ military movements
India accuses China of ‘provocative’ military movements
SRINAGAR, India, Aug 31: India said Monday its soldiers thwarted China’s “provocative” military movements near a disputed border in Ladakh region amid a monthslong standoff.
Aug 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Gorkha lifts two-week lockdown
Gorkha lifts two-week lockdown
GORKHA, Aug 31: The two-week-long lockdown enforced in Gorkha to contain further spread of COVID-19 came to an end on Sunday.
Aug 31, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million
India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million
MUMBAI, Aug 31: India reported 78,512 new novel coronavirus infections on Monday, slightly fewer than its record set the previous day when it posted the biggest, single-day tally of infections of any country in the pandemic.
Aug 31, 2020
OPINION, Latest Updates
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
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HONG KONG – In 1960, the Nobel laureate economist Ronald H. Coase introduced the “problem of social cost”: human activities often have negative externalities, so individual rights cannot be absolute. Institutions must intervene. There is no better example of this dynamic than the COVID-19 crisis.
Aug 31, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates
Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people's choice for next Japan PM-polls
Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people's choice for next Japan...
TOKYO, Aug 31: Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week.
Aug 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt decides to defer plan to resume domestic flights and long-distance bus services for 1...
Govt decides to defer plan to resume domestic flights and lo...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The government has decided not to resume the operation of domestic flights and long distance bus services until September 16.
Aug 31, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Sudurpaschim records additional 100 coronavirus cases
Sudurpaschim records additional 100 coronavirus cases
SUDURPASCHIM, Aug 31: 100 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Sudurpaschim Province in the last 24 hours.
Aug 31, 2020
WORLD, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Keep on dining out, UK minister urges as popular cut-price offer ends
Keep on dining out, UK minister urges as popular cut-price o...
LONDON, Aug 31: British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a close.
Aug 31, 2020
My City, Entertainment, Music
Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award
Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award
Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize — and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the world: “Wear a mask” and “Justice for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor.”
Aug 31, 2020