Airee becomes second best all-rounder in the world
Dipendra Singh Airee, a member of the Nepali national cricket team, has been ranked second among the T20 all-rounders in the world.
According to the new rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) today, Airee climbed to second from the sixth position previously.
He is behind England's Liam Livingston, who is top-ranked with 253 points. Airey has 230 points
Similarly, Airee is ranked 43rd in ODI international ranking for batsmen. Earlier, he was ranked 45th.
Among the all-rounders, Gulshan Jha and Kushal Bhurtel are in the 53rd and 60th position respectively.
As a team, Nepal is ranked 17th in T-20 team rankings.
Similarly, Nepal's Aasif Sheikh is ranked 82nd and Kushal Bhurtel is ranked 83rd in ODI rankings.
Rohit Kumar Poudel, the captain of the Nepali team, is in the 87th position in the rankings.
Chitwan reports first case of Q fever
A case of Q fever has been detected at Madi Municipality of Chitwan.
The fever which is caused by Coxiella burnetii bacteria has been confirmed on a domesticated cow at Madi.
This fever is transmittable to humans to livestock and vice-versa.
The local government said this is the first case of Q fever detected in the district. Municipality's livestock section chief Dr Rabin Bastakoti said the sample test of the cow was made at the Central Veterinary Laboratory.
The cow which was four months pregnant feel sick and the infection led to the pregnancy loss. The case was diagnosed through the PCR test.
Medication for three weeks to three months is prescribed to treat the disease. Fever, and loss of appetite are among the symptoms of the disease which was first confirmed in 1935 in Australia.
It primarily affects livestock, but can also infect humans if a mite bites a human after biting an infected animal. It is also transmitted by consumption of raw milk or meat extracted from infected animals.
Symptoms in humans include fever and chest pain and the severity of the case.
Dry landslide damages eight containers near Tatopani in Rasuwa
A dry landslide damaged eight containers parked near Tatopani in Rasuwa on Tuesday night.
The vehicles en route to Kerung for transporting goods were stopped on the roadside with the information that the roadway towards Kerung has been blocked by the recent landslide.
These containers were left on the roadside in absence of a parking lot in the area. Though the Syafrubesi-Rasuwa road section that was earlier disrupted by the rains resumed on Tuesday, containers heading to Kerung were unable to proceed due to the road obstructions on the Chinese side.
It is said the Rasuwa District Administration has been urged informed by the Kerung administration that it will take around 40-50 days to restore Rasuwagadhi-Kerung route at it has been significantly damaged by the landslide, according to District Police Office, Rasuwa's Chief Keshab Bhattarai.
Other containers presently stuck here have been urged to cancel the trips and return according to Bhattarao. With the resumption of the Syafrubesi-Rasuwagadhi section on Tuesday afternoon, 40 containers en route to Kerung entered Timure.
IFRC releases over Rs 90 million to support Nepal in wake of devastating flooding
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC has released over Rs 90 in emergency funds from IFRC-DREF to support the Nepal Red Cross action on the ground.
IFRC Secretary General and CEO Jagan Chapagain has announced this.
The floods in Nepal have taken a devastating toll, not only in terms of lives lost but also with entire communities—especially those south of the Kathmandu Valley—being cut off from the rest of the country due to landslides and destroyed infrastructure, he said. "In response, hundreds of Nepal Red Cross volunteers are working tirelessly with evacuations, search and rescue operations, and distributing essential supplies."
