ICC Imposed Three Month Ban Over Sri Lankan Opening Batsman Upul Tharanga

The International Cricket Council(ICC) has imposed three month suspension over   Sri Lankan Opening Batsman Upul Tharanga in all forms of cricket as he proved positive for using  two banned substances during the recently concluded World Cup Tournament in sub continent.

According to the ICC Tharanga was positive for  using two steroids Prednisone and Prednisolone during the world cup Semi Final match played between Sri Lanka and New Zeeland on 29th of March at Colombo this year.He appeared before the Anti Doping Tribunal on Friday.

1811 House And Institution Owners To Face Legal Action Over Maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places

Health Ministry along with the Presidential Dengue Task Foce yesterday (23) issued notices to 1811 House and Institution owners  Islandwide on taking legal action against them for  maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places in their backyards.

Altogether 84,509 Houses and Institutions throughout the Island were inspected during yesterday under the National Anti Mosquito Week by the Dengue Inspection Teams and out of them 24,982 Houses and Institutions are identified as risky areas of Dengue Mosquito Breeding.Officers strictly warned owners of 48,841 Houses and Institutes who are maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places to clean these places withing two weeks else face a leagal action.

Since the commencement of the week  on last Monday Around 280,772 Places were inspected by the inspection Teams up to now according to Health Ministry Sources.

Academics And Intellectuals Appeal From Certain Groups To Avoid Spreading Rumours On Unidentified Renal Failure Disease

The Doctors and Academics attached to  newly formed National Intellectuals and Professionals Organization have said today that the real cause for the unidentified Chronic Renal Failure spreading in North Central Province of the country still not known while rejecting that the real cause is "Arsenic" Poison contain in Pesticides use for Paddy Fields as predicted by a group of Intellectuals last week.

Addressing a Press Briefing held at the National Library Services Board in Colombo this evening Academics attached to the organization have said that still the research on unidentified Renal Failure has not concluded while admitted that the  Academics should not comment on causes   what they believe as correct  without any scientific proof.

Government To Increase Private Bus Fares In July

The Government has decided to increase the Private Bus fares by 7.6 percent with the minimum fare to Rs.7 with effect from July Private Transport Minister C.B Ratnayake has announced today.

According to the new price revision the Minimum Bus Fare has increased to Rs.7 from Rs 6 and all other Bus Fare Categories also increased by Rs.1.

Due To The Increasing Number Of Dengue Mosquito Lavae Present Dengue Control Methods Became Useless -Entamology Assistants

As the the number of Dengue Mosquito Lavae increased by more then three times during last four months it's become hard to control the spreading of present Dengue Epidemic through the traditional methods currently adapted by the authorities the Secretary of the Government Entamology Assistants Union Mr.Najith Sumanasena has said.

According to him the Dengue Mosquito Lavae index was stood as 5 in the month of February and now at present the index is nearing 20.If the authorities really want to eliminate the Dengue Epidemic from the country they should have form  special mosquito control squads like in Cuba and introduced tougher laws including  spot fine system Mr.Sumanasena has stressed.

Without taking such meassures the authorities will only able to see little success in controling Dengue Epidemic  he has  further stated.

38 Houses And Institutes In Colombo City Were Issued Notices For Having Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places

The Public Health Department of Colombo Municipal Council has today issued 38 notices to the residents and institutes located within three Areas in Colombo city who were maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding places in their premises.A legal action will be taken against them if these residents and Institutions not clean these mosquito breeding places within one week period according to the chief MOH in Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam.

Around 1127 Houses and Institutions in Bloemendhal Road,Kotahena and Mahawatta areas  were inspected by the Public Health Department officials today under the Anti Mosquito Week commenced today and 472 Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places were found through this inspection.The officials have destroyed most of the Breeding Places by cleaning those places.

Defense Ministry Claimes So Called Former Channel Four Journalist Is Not A Journalist But A LTTE Combatant

The Defense Ministry has stated today that the female name "Isipriya"who the Channel Four in Britain claims as a Journalist and a News Presenter was not a journalist but was a combatant  of the  LTTE.

  

The said person was killed during the war with Sri Lankan Army in 2009.However the Channel Four has claimed through their video clip made on Sri Lanka titled "The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka" which was telecasted  last week that Isipriya is a Journalist rather then a combatant due to a heart problem she is having.

The Defense Ministry has stressed that the said person was also issued a Identity Card by LTTE stating that she was a member of that organization.

Isi priya was born in Jaffna in 1982 and under went a military training at wanni.Afterwards  she joined the Military Wing of the LTTE and later joined the"Voice Of Tiger"Radio Station owned by LTTE.She was married to one of the leaders in  sea tigers unit Sri Ram who was also killed during the war with Sri Lankan Army in may 2009.