Several Areas In Colombo City Are Without Electricity Since This Afternoon

Several Areas in the Colombo City including Colpetty,Slave Island and Fort are currently experiencing a Power Failure since this afternoon due to a technical fault according to the Ceylon Electricity Board(CEB).

Repairs are being currently underway to restore the normal power supply to these areas  the Electricity Board has announced.

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Police Found Three Grenades Stored Inside Of An Ice Cream Container At A Drain In Kuliyapitiya

Three Grenades stored inside of an Ice Cream Conatiner and hidden at a drain in Hettipola,Kuliyapitiya (North Western Province)Area had been recovered by Kuliyapitiya Police this morning.

According to the Police Media Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekare the Three Grenade contained Ice Cream Container was found per an information recieved to Police Emergancy Call Center.

Kuliyapitiya Police are conducting further investigations on the incident.

HEALTH TIP

What Causes a Swollen Knee (Water on the Knee)

Sometimes

Swelling in a knee joint may limit knee flexibility and function. For example, a person may find it difficult to fully bend or completely straighten a swollen knee, and the joint may naturally bend 15 to 25 degrees while the leg is at rest.¹

Depending on the underlying condition, the swollen knee may exhibit no other symptoms or it may be painful, red, and/or difficult to put weight on..

2 Potential Causes of Knee Swelling

the most common causes of knee swelling, are injuries, osteoarthritis, and bursitis, as well as less common causes, are  Baker's cysts and reactive arthritis.

Whether water on the knee is mildly annoying or painfully debilitating, a person will want to identify the likely cause and treat the symptoms to help mitigate future problems. Chronic or long-standing swelling may lead to joint tissue damage, cartilage degradation, and bone softening, therefore treatment is usually recommended.

During The First 15 Days Of This Month 710 Dengue Patients Reported From The Island

During the first 15 days of this month 710 Dengue Patients were reported from island wide according to the Epidemiology Unit.

Out of this number 275 patients were reported from Colombo District the Epidemiology Unit has stated.

During the first three and half months of this year 14204 Dengue Patients were reported from the island it has been reported.''

The epidemiologists  have requested the public to destroy dengue mosquito breeding places and keep a good environment in their premises to avoid spreading of dengue.

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