Radiation spike after fire at Japanese nuclear plant

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan tried to calm his nation Tuesday after an explosion and fire at the critically damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant sent radioactive material into the air.


"I would like to ask the nation, although this incident is of great concern, I ask you to react very calmly," Kan said during a brief televised address.

Radiation levels around the plant Tuesday were measured at 8,217 microsieverts an hour -- more than 7,000 above the legal limit.

Anyone less than 20 kilometres of the reactors was urged to leave the area, while anyone within 20 to 30 km was told to stay inside, close all windows and turn off any air conditioners.

Despite the radiation levels, 50 workers remain at the power plant, locked in a struggle to cool the damaged reactors and prevent any catastrophic meltdowns.

Hospitals in Pakistan

List of hospitals in Pakistan Here is the list of Pakistani Hospitals. Which is the best hospital in your opinion. Are these doing their work well?

Islamabad Capital Territory Public institutions
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Dar-ul-Shifa Hospital, Islamabad
Federal Government Services Hospital, Islamabad
Glora Welfare Hospital (Ghosia-Mahria Trust), Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad
PAEC Hospital, Islamabad
Nescom Hospital, Islamabad
KRL Hospital, Islamabad
{Aslam Memorial Medicare Hospital (ISLAMABAD)
National Institute of Health, Islamabad

Lahore Snow Fall

ICC World Cup 2011

 

Cricket Schedule of ICC World Cup 2011. Fixtures of ICC World Cup 2011 has been announced. The first schedule match of ICC World Cup 2011 between India vs Bangladesh begins Feb 19, 2011 onwards. Keep viewing CriSchedule for latest updates on Cricket Schedule and Fixtures of upcoming ICC World Cup 2011.

Good times are here for India. The country will get to host the tenth world cup of its most loved sport in 2011 along with co-hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It will be the first time co-hosting for Bangladesh in a cricket world cup. Fourteen national teams are scheduled to compete for the coveted cup between February and early April 2011. According to the announced fixtures of ICC World Cup 2011, the first match will be played among co-hosts India and Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

The formerly announced time-table of 2011 world cup also included Pakistan as a co-hosting nation but the 2009 attack on Sri Lankan cricket team at Lahore which left seven players injured, forced the world cup governing body (ICC) to strip off Pakistan of its co-hosting rights on Apr 17, 2009. India will now host 29 of the total 49 planned matches including the all important grand final at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai and one semi-final as well. Sri Lanka will host 12 matches while the first time nation Bangladesh has been given the opportunity to host the tournament opener along with eight other matches. Since India has been allotted the highest number of matches, the ICC has moved its headquarters to Mumbai to ensure smooth and timely preparations for the event. Mr. Ratnakar Shetty has been appointed as the managing director of the event, while the security directorate will be headed by Mr. Shashank Manohar of BCCI.

The allocation of world cup venues is always a much sought after event with major cricketing nations bidding for hosting rights. To avoid favoritism, the ICC prefers to rotate venues between major cricket playing nations. In the bidding for the 2011 event, Australia/New Zealand had an upper hand over the trio of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as they had not had a chance to host the World cup since 1992. But Indias argument that the trio being a bigger group of countries helped clinch the final deal. The 2015 cricket world cup will be held in Australia/New Zealand.

Cricket world cup organized every four years is the fourth largest and one of the most eagerly awaited and viewed event of the cricket world. It is widely considered to be the pinnacle of achievement in this sport. The excitement among fans is already palpable as the first phase of tickets was put for sale in Mumbai on 1 June 2010. Priced affordably at around 20 US cents, the organizing committee is expecting to reap in bumper sales and not diminish the euphoria of fans. The new revised format of the world cup wherein 14 teams instead of 16 will be participating also ensures that fans get to see their favorite teams play a minimum of six matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats.

Cricket fan or not- there is no way you can escape the all-engulfing madness. From cricket merchandise at stores to travel packages to host nations and restaurants and cafes serving cricket-themed food, the fever is all over. Personal relationships too are not unaffected by the craze. While the love for cricket unites some, it also spells doom for many relationships. There is simply no running away, so prepare to drown yourself in the drone of cricket slogans in the year to come.

So, Get the latest ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule to be played in 2011. The world cup 2011 schedule will begin on Feb 19, 2011. Cricket World Cup 2011 schedule will have 14 teams, out of which 10 would be of test rank status.

 

ICC World Cup 2011 Schedule

Date	Local	GMT	PST	Match Details	Venue
Feb 19, 2011	14:30	08:30	13:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI -	Mirpur
Feb 20, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI -	Chennai
Feb 20, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Sri Lanka vs Canada, 3rd ODI -	Hambantota
Feb 21, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Australia vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI -	Ahmedabad
Feb 22, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : England vs Netherlands, 5th ODI -	Nagpur
Feb 23, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs Kenya, 6th ODI -	Hambantota
Feb 24, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI	Delhi
Feb 25, 2011	09:30	03:30	08:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs Ireland, 8th ODI	Mirpur
Feb 25, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Australia vs New Zealand, 9th ODI	Nagpur
Feb 26, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 10th ODI	Colombo
Feb 27, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : India vs England, 11th ODI	Bangalore
Feb 28, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : Canada vs Zimbabwe, 12th ODI	Nagpur
Feb 28, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI	Delhi
Mar 1, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th ODI	Colombo
Mar 2, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : England vs Ireland, 15th ODI	Bangalore
Mar 3, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group B : South Africa vs Netherlands, 16th ODI	Mohali
Mar 3, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs Canada, 17th ODI	Colombo
Mar 4, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th ODI	Ahmedabad
Mar 4, 2011	14:30	08:30	13:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th ODI	Mirpur
Mar 5, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Australia vs Sri Lanka, 20th ODI	Colombo
Mar 6, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group B : South Africa vs England, 21st ODI	Chennai
Mar 6, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : India vs Ireland, 22nd ODI	Bangalore
Mar 7, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI	Delhi
Mar 8, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs New Zealand, 24th ODI	Kandy
Mar 9, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI	Delhi
Mar 10, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 26th ODI	Kandy
Mar 11, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group B : West Indies vs Ireland, 27th ODI	Mohali
Mar 11, 2011	14:30	08:30	13:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs England, 28th ODI	Chittagong
Mar 12, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : India vs South Africa, 29th ODI	Nagpur
Mar 13, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI	Mumbai
Mar 13, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Australia vs Kenya, 31st ODI	Bangalore
Mar 14, 2011	09:30	03:30	08:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 32nd ODI	Chittagong
Mar 14, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 33rd ODI	Kandy
Mar 15, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : South Africa vs Ireland, 34th ODI	Kolkata
Mar 16, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Australia vs Canada, 35th ODI	Bangalore
Mar 17, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : England vs West Indies, 36th ODI	Chennai
Mar 18, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : Ireland vs Netherlands, 37th ODI	Kolkata
Mar 18, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI	Mumbai
Mar 19, 2011	09:30	03:30	08:30	Group B : Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th ODI	Mirpur
Mar 19, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group A : Pakistan vs Australia, 40th ODI	Colombo
Mar 20, 2011	09:30	04:00	09:00	Group A : Zimbabwe vs Kenya, 41st ODI	Kolkata
Mar 20, 2011	14:30	09:00	14:00	Group B : India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI	Chennai
Mar 23, 2011	14:30	09:30	14:30	TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final ODI	Mirpur
Mar 24, 2011	14:30	10:00	15:00	TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final ODI	Colombo
Mar 25, 2011	14:30	09:30	14:30	TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final ODI	Mirpur
Mar 26, 2011	14:30	10:00	15:00	TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final ODI	Ahmedabad
Mar 29, 2011	14:30	10:00	15:00	TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final ODI	Colombo
Mar 30, 2011	14:30	10:00	15:00	TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final ODI	Mohali
Apr 2, 2011	14:30	10:00	15:00	TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI	Mumbai