Kelaniya University Closed Down Due To Student Clashes

A clashes between two rival Student Groups led to the closure of the Kelaniya University to day.Vice Chancellor of the University decided to closed down the university until further notice.
Police were called to the University Premises and they used Tear Gas to disperse the Student Protesters.One student injured during the clashes admitted to the Hospital.

This is the second time in last few weeks that the Student Clashes erupted between the rival Student Groups of the University.Last time Police arrested some student protesters including Lecturers and Female Students who were not involved in the clashes.

Colombo Public Health Department To Sue Governing Body On Spreading Dengue

The Public Health Department of the Colombo Urban Council issued a notice to Government owned Land Reclamation Department stating to clean all polluted Canals come under them in the city which became Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places or faced Legal Action."If the Department is not taking any Measure to clean the Canals in one weak's time we will Sued them "The Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam said .

Three Children in the Modara-Mattakuliya Area of the Colombo Suburbs died due to Dengue During January and February this year as Health Authorities charging the polluted Canals as responsible for this.Ninty Percent of Reserviours in the Colombo City are Governed by the Land Reclamation Deapartment.These Canals are polluted heavily and became Dengue Mosquito Breading Places Dr.Kariyawasam Stressed.

Dengue a Dissease which is an Endamic in the Sri Lanka now spreading fast in the areas of Colombo Suburbs due the polluted Canals he urged.Last January 105 Dengue Patients reported from the City with majority of them are Children and Three Children died from the Disease.In February 55 Dengue Cases reported up to now and one child was died due to the Dissease.Majority of these Dengue Patients were reported from the Modara- Mattakuliya Area.

Dengue Mosquito Eadis Egipty caused the Dengue Dissease and Increasing number of Mosquito Breading Places in the Urban and Rural Areas seen as the main cause for spreading the Dissease.

Ministry Of Health Hospitalized 242 IDP'S In Last 48 Hours

Director General of Health Services Dr Ajith Mendis said to day that yesterday and to day they admitted 242 wounded and sick Internal Displaced persons(IDP'S) to the Hospitals of Vavuniya and Mannar for further treatment.Adding that these Civilians are wounded while they fled to the Government held areas from LTTE held areas Dr.Mendis stressed Some having gun fire wounds,cuts and broken arms and legs .Another 400 IDP'S are due to hospitalized tomorrow for further treatment he added.
Meanwhile more then 50 Doctors of various parts of the Island are currently involved in treating of IDP'S in the North he further said.

Mahela And Thilan Broken The Fifty Two Year Old Record Of The Fourth Wicket Partnership

Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera to day broken the fifty two year old fourth wicket partnership of 411 runs at a Test Match set by Peter May and Sir Colon Cowdrey of England in 1957.Mahela and Thilan put 437 runs for the fourth wicket at the second day of their First Test Match with Pakistan at Karachchi National Stadium and spared 643 balls and 450 minutes to reached it.

Previous fourth wicket partnership record between May and Sir Cowdery in 1957 was set against the West Indies at Edgbeston.

Captain Mahela contributed 240 runs for the partnership and it was his fifth double century and first one at a foreign soil.Thilan contributed 231 runs.Earlier the pair broken the highest fourth wicket partnership of 298 runs recorded in Karachchi National Stadium which they are playing now by any team.

With the help of this duo Sri Lanka reached 644 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their first innings and declared the innings shortly after the Tea Break.At the close of play Pakistan were 44 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.

LTTE Killed Ten Chena Cultivators And Injured Dozens In Ampara District

Ten Chena Cultivators killed and dozens injured after LTTE Cadres attacked to a group of Chena Cultivators in Iginiyagala of the Ampara District yesterday.They were attacked while working in their fields.

LTTE Air Attack To Colombo A Suicide Mission-Sri Lankan Air Commander

Sri Lankan Air Commander Air Marshal Rohan Goonathilake refers the air attack carried out by the LTTE last friday was a suicide mission and a attempt similar to the 2001 September 11 World Trade Center attack in New York. LTTE pilots brought around 250 Kilo Grammes of Explosives for the Mission he urged.The Explosives including the Bombs sticked to the bodies of the LTTE Pilots luckily not exploded and it prevents a huge Disaster according to the Air Commander.It is revealed that one of the two Air Crafts came for the attack carried 130 Killos of Explosives.
The Magisterial Inquiry on the Crashed LTTE Air Craft in to the Katunayaka Area held yesterday and the samples were taken from the body of the deceased Pilot of the craft for DNA Test to identify whether he is a Sri Lankan or not.
Meanwhile the Sri Lankan government says the activities of the damaged Inland Revenue Department will commence soon.

GMOA Prevented a Docs Strike In Vavuniya Hospital

Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) of sri lanka to day prevented a possible strike action of the doctors attached to the vavuniya general hospital in the northern sri lanka citing the present conflict situation prevailing there.all fifty doctors in the hospital earlier planned to stage a walkout opposing the administration of the hospital director but reduced that action to a one hour protest campaign after GMOA intervened to the scene.According to the assistant secretery of the GMOA dr.upul gunasekera his union held discussions with the docs there this morning and urged them to prevent any inconveniences to the people in the area.At present large number of civilian and forces casualties are dispatch to the vavuniya hospital.