Specialist Doctor Was Killed In Vavuniya-Docs To Tight Their Belts

A Specialist Doctor attached to the Vavuniya General Hospital in the Northern Sri Lanka was killed last night by an unidentified Gunman.After this killing Doctors attached to the Hospital threatened the Ministry Of Health that the rest of the Doctors in the Hospital will returned to Capital Colombo if the authorities not taken steps to arrest the killer and tighten the security in all the Hospitals in North where IDP'S are getting treatment.

Addressing a Press Briefing in Colombo today the Assistant Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association Dr.Upul Gunasekara said that the Health Minister and Health Ministry Secretery turned blind eye on towards the killing of the doctor.GMOA sent a written request to both the Ministries of Health and Defense today and urged them to look into this matter.

Government To Continue Rescue Mission Over Trapped Civilians In The North

Fourty Nine Thousand Civilians Crossed Over to the Government Controlled Area from No War Zone in Northern Sri Lanka upto noon today since yesterday.Out from this number Thirty Nine Thousand Eighty One (39,081) Civilians crossed over to the Government Controlled Area yesterday alone after ground forces broke an Earth Bund there and opened a safe passage according to the Government.

With this figure total number of civilians who are already returned from No War Zone now stands as One Hundred Eleven Thousand (111,000).

In another development Sri Lankan Navy yesterday Rescued Over Two Thousand Civilians who were escape from the Rebel Area and came from One Hundred Fourteen Boats .Meanwhile Sri Lankan Defense Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that Sri Lankan Government will continue the rescue mission while strategically focused on LTTE Leader Prabhakaren and his cadres.The 24 hour period Government offered to the LTTE Leader Prabhakaren to surrender was expired 12 noon today.

Seventeen Killed And One Hundred Injured From Suicide Bomb Attack In No War Zone

LTTE shown their cruelty again by killing Seventeen Innocent Children and Women and Injuring around One Hundred other Civilians through three separate Suicide Bomb Attacks this noon.These Civilians were tried to escape from the No War Zone when these Attacks occured Security Sources said.

According to the sources these Bomb Attacks targetting the trapped Civilians to prevent them from leaving to Government Controlled Areas through the Safety Passage.Despite of these Attacks large number of trapped Civilians still waiting eagerly to enter to the Government Controlled Areas Sources further reveales.

Meanwhile Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha said that the LTTE is now Militarily defeated.

Sri Lankan Forces Rescue 50,000 Trapped Civilians In The No War Zone

Sri Lankan Forces Broke an Earth Bund built in Pudumathalan Area of the No War Zone and rescued around 50,000 trapped Civilians held by the LTTE this morning.The 58 th Division of the Army broke Three Kilo Meter long Earth Bund built by LTTE to prevent Armed Forces from entering to the Zone early this morning and opened a safe passage which will enable trapped civilians to enter into the Government Controlled Areas.

"This has been the World's largest Hostage Rescue effort ever recorded so far "According to the Defense Officials.

As soon as the Safe Passage was open Air Force had witnessed that more then 10,000 Civilians there waiting for enter into the Govt. controlled areas

LTTE fired around 200 gunshots last few days against the forces to prevent them by rescuing of trapped civilians.

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.