Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Indian Court Dropped All Charges Against Main Accused Of Rajiv Gandhi Trial LTTE Leader Prabhakaren

Indian Court in Chennai which conducted the Rajiv Gandhi Murder trial dropped all the charges filed against  main accused LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaren who was killed last year during the Clashes with Sri Lankan Forces.The Court in Chennai also dropped the charges filed against second accused in the Case Leader of LTTE's Intelligence Wing Pottu Amman who also got killed during the fights.

The charges against the two accused were dropped after Sri Lankan Police filed a report saying both Prabhakaren and Pottu Amman were killed during the fights in last year.The Rajiv Gandhi Murder Trial is also closed it has been reported.

President Rajapaksha Appealed To Saudi Arabian King To Pardon Sri Lankan Maid

President Mahinda Rajapaksha made an appeal to  king of Saudi Arabia today to pardon Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek who was sentenced to death by Saudi Arabian court for killing Saudi Infant in 2005.

A Riyadh Supreme Court few days ago endorsed the death sentence imposed on Nafeek by Dawadami High Court on June 2007.

25,000 Stroke Patients Reported From Sri Lanka Annually

Around 25,000 Stroke Patients are reported annually from Sri Lanka and out of them 20,000 are dying due to not getting treatment in early stage of the disease Sri Lankan Neurologists have revealed.Normally around 55 stroke patients reported daily from local Hospitals and 40 of them  dying they stressed.

According to  chief of the Stroke Unit in ,National Hospital,Colombo Dr.Padma Gunaratne out of the Stroke Patients reported from Sri Lanka annually 25 percent are in the age group below 65 years."This proved that the disease it self is no longer a disease among elderly people' she added.One of the major causes for people having Stroke is smoking and 37 percent who are having the disease are addicted for Smoking Dr.Gunarathna has said.

She also said that if a patient taken to the Stroke Unit in Colombo National Hospital within three hours after showing symptoms of Stroke the life of the patient can be saved and can prevent the side effects too.

Putin Hails Crimea Anexation After Election Win

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68601131