REGMI

CRICKET UPDATE

Bashant Regmi’s brilliant bowling performance helped

Nepal bowled out Afghanistan for 169 runs for nine in 50 overs in the

opening match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Cup

in Singapore, Saturday.

Basanta Regmi took five wickets for 31 runs in 10overs.

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JAJARKOT LANDSLIDE DAMAGE

Kathmandu,  17 Aug,: A landslide triggered by incessant rainfall has swept away four water mills and drinking water supply pipes at Sakla VDC-1 Laikham in Jajarkot district on Saturday morning, RSS reports from Jajarkot.

The water mills of Him Bahadur Khatri, Kaladhar Khatri and Laxman Khatri were swept away by the landslide.

The people who were grinding flour ran away after they saw the floods at night and they are safe, said a local Ganesh Khatri.

The house and corn field of Kaile Khatri in the village was also swept away by the landslide, it is learnt.

The Laikham-Rimkhola road section is also blocked due to landslide. Some 60 households in the locality have faced acute shortage of drinking water after the landslide swept away the water supplying pipes, said local Jay Bahadur Khatri.

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