Former Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team captain Dhamika Narushana was shot dead.
According to the report of the sports website Kirkinfo, 41-year-old former Sri Lankan captain Dhamika Narushana, who lives in Ambalingoda, Galle, Sri Lanka, was attacked by unknown persons outside his house on Tuesday night.
According to the Sri Lankan police, unidentified assailants shot and killed 41-year-old Dhamika Narushana outside her home.
The man who killed Narushna allegedly used a 12 bore pistol, efforts are on to identify and arrest the assailant.
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As soon as the matter was reported, the police reached the spot and the body has been taken into custody and sent for post-mortem while legal action is being taken.
Survived by his wife and two children, Dhamika Narushna announced her premature retirement from all forms of cricket in 2004 at a very young age.
2023-12-03 08:00:01
Berlin/Dubai (ots) – The children’s rights organization Save the Children warns of the spread of dengue fever on the occasion of Health Day at the UN Climate Change Conference. The number of infected people has reached a new high this year once morest the backdrop of the El Niño phenomenon. At least 5,500 people died in the 20 most affected countries. Almost five million people were infected with the mosquito-borne disease, 30 percent more than in the previous year.
On December 3rd, the UN Climate Change Conference is holding a health day for the first time. Save the Children welcomes the recognition of the immense health impacts of the climate crisis and calls on participants to put protecting children’s health at the center of climate negotiations.
“Illnesses like dengue fever, which are exacerbated by extreme weather events, primarily burden children – in the long term,” says Patricia Kramarz, health expert at Save the Children Germany and participant at COP28. “The UN Climate Change Conference is the right place to declare war on these diseases. We need strong health systems worldwide that can respond appropriately to the effects of the climate crisis.”
According to the US Center for Disease Control, an estimated 1.3 billion children – more than one in two – live in countries where dengue fever outbreaks are common. Young children are particularly susceptible to the disease because of their weak immune systems.
“Dengue fever turns children’s lives upside down. Not only do they become sick, they are unable to attend school, and their families are put under emotional and financial strain,” says Save the Children’s Asia health and nutrition expert Dr . Yasir Arafat. “We need targeted measures in the communities, but also the support of the governments. Because the fight once morest mosquitoes, the diagnosis of dengue fever and the treatment – all of this cannot be left to the health authorities alone.”
While the climate crisis is already promoting diseases such as dengue fever, the increasingly frequent El Niño phenomenon is making the problem even worse. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in July, the number of dengue cases has increased eightfold in just two decades: from regarding half a million in 2000 to more than 4.2 million in 2022. Almost 70 percent of dengue -Fever-threatened world population lives in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2023, most deaths from dengue fever occurred in Bangladesh and most infections in Brazil.
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– Save the Children identified the countries that had reported at least 20 dengue deaths as of November 23, 2023, and examined the evolution of deaths in these countries using data from governments, the World Health Organization and other international organizations. This analysis found that at least 5,562 people died from dengue and 5,046,627 cases were recorded during this period. – The 20 countries with the most deaths reported between January and November 2023 were (in order from highest to lowest): Bangladesh, Brazil, Philippines, Burkina Faso, Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, India, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Colombia , Malaysia, Argentina, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Ecuador and Nepal. – Dengue fever causes flu-like symptoms such as high fever, pain behind the eyes, rash, and severe headaches and body aches. In the most severe cases, dengue hemorrhagic fever or potentially fatal shock syndrome may occur. – Save the Children also offers treatment for patients with dengue fever as part of health projects. The children’s rights organization is also committed to prevention together with schools and communities.
About Save the Children In the post-war year of 1919, the British social reformer and children’s rights activist Eglantyne Jebb founded Save the Children to save children in Germany and Austria from starvation. Today, what is now the largest independent children’s rights organization in the world is active in around 120 countries. Save the Children advocates for children in wars, conflicts and disasters. For a world that respects the rights of children, in which all children can live healthy and safe lives and grow up and learn freely and self-determined – for over 100 years.
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2023-11-06 12:22:47
Bangladesh set a target of 280 runs to win the ODI World Cup once morest Sri Lanka. After losing the toss and batting, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 279 runs in 49.3 overs. Sri Lanka was led from the front by Charit Asalanka who scored a century. The player was dismissed following scoring 108 runs off 105 balls.
Other top scorers for Lanka are opener Pathum Nisanga (41 off 36 balls), Sadira Samarawickrama (41 off 42 balls), Dhananjaya D’Silva (34 off 36 balls) and Mahish Theeksna (22 off 31 balls). Sri Lanka lost opener Kushal Perera at the start and Nisanga and captain Mendis took the lead. With the score at 66, Mendis was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan.
Pathum, Nisanga and Samarawickrama who came following him shone for Lanka, but Angelo Mathews returned following time out. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan demanded that Mathews be dismissed as he was not ready to bat within the allotted time. The umpire then accepted this.
Asalanka completed his century in 101 balls. Asalanka was dismissed by Litan Das off Tanzim Hasan. Tansim Hasan took three wickets for Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan and Shoriful Islam took two wickets each.
Sri Lanka Playing XI – Pathum Nisanga, Kushal Perera, Kushal Mendis (Captain), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charit Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya D’Silva, Mahish Thiksha.
Bangladesh Playing XI – Tansid Hasan, Litan Das, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqar Rahim, Mahmudullah, Tauhid Hridoy, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Tansim Hasan Saqib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.
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2023-11-06 04:37:47
Colombo: Action once morest the Sri Lankan Cricket Board following the miserable loss to India in the ODI World Cup. The government sacked the Lankan Cricket Board. Sri Lankan Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has given the charge to the interim management committee headed by former Sri Lankan player Arjuna Ranatunga.
After the defeat once morest India, the Lankan government asked the cricket board for an explanation. Then Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Mohan de Silva resigned last day. Sri Lanka Cricket did not specify the reason for Mohan’s resignation. Sri Lanka is on the brink of elimination from the ODI World Cup in India without reaching the semi-finals. After completing seven matches, they managed to win only two games.
Sri Lanka are seventh in the table with four points. The Kushal Mendis-led team is all set to face Bangladesh on Monday. Sri Lanka lost by 302 runs once morest India on Thursday. Batting first, India scored 357 runs for the loss of eight wickets, while Lanka’s reply ended with 55 runs.
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Sri Lanka sports minister sacks cricket board; Arjuna Ranatunga appointed chairman of interim board
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