Thursday, April 16, 2009

Armed Forces Captured Two Sand Walls Built By The LTTE


Two Sand Walls built by the LTTE to prevent Armed Forces by moving towards the No War Zone were captured by the Forces in Eastern Puthukkuduyirippu Area in the Northern Sri Lanka today.These Sand Walls built across the A-35 Road between Paranthan and Mulativue.

According to the Defense Officials Forces are now moving towards the No War Zone through the Area of Nandakandal .One Battalion already in the Zone and another Battalion is 1000 Kilo Meters away from the No War Zone.

The System of building the Sand Walls was introduced by the late LTTE Leader Thepan who was killed by the Forces recently

Prsident Rajapaksha Made A Surprise Visit To Kilinochchi


Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha today made a surprise visit to once the "De Facto Capital "of the LTTE, Kilinochchi Town situated in the Northern Sri Lanka.He visited the House formely belongs to LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabhakaran,The Court House of the LTTE and the Peace Secretariat situated in the town and encouaraged the troops gathered to greet him.

He also witnessed the captured Missiles ,Bombs and War Tanks used by the LTTE.

As the Chief Commander of the Security Forces this is the first occasion that a Sri Lankan President visited the North since the war between Government Forces and the LTTE broke out Twenty Five years ago.Armed Forces captured Kilinochchi on 02nd of January this year.

Sri Lankans All Over The World Celebrated Traditional New Year

Sri Lankans belongs to the Sinhalese and Tamil Communities throughout the Globe were celebrated their Traditional Annual New Year or"Awurudu" Festival yesterday by consuming Especially prepared Meals including Milk Rice at a Auspicious Time of 5.55 A.M under Banner "United Sri Lanka" for the first time in more than two decades.

Wearing Cloths of one Colour Sinhalese and Tamil Communities of North to South of Sri Lanka consuming Especially prepared Milk Rice along with traditional Sweet Meets like "Oil Cakes" or"Kawum made with Rice Flour and Treacle ,"Kokis"made with Flour and Tamarind Powder,Milk Tofffes at one time in only such Occasion in the world.

The Civilians in the Camps of the liberated areas in the North like Kilinochchi and Pallali which wer under LTTE control recently celebrated this years New Year with Armed Forces as they supplied Sweet Meets for the Civilians.Sri Lankans prepared for this Annual Festival based on Astrological Planets since the beginning of April.

Although most of the Middle Class Families in Sri Lanka are facing Economic Hardships due to the impact of Global Economic Crisis they were performed traditions linked to the Festival atleast in small way.The New Year ends To Day with Oil applying Ceremony of to day.

The Restricted Military Operations in the North against LTTE resumed today.President Mahinda Rajapaksha ordered to restrict the Military Operations on 13th and 14th to enable the Civilians and the Forces to celebrate the Traditional New Year Festival.

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