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.

Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board To Meet Tomorrow To Discuss Non Participation Of Indian Cricketers To Sri Lanka Premier League Tournment

The Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee is to meet tomorrow to discuss on the refusal of Board Of Control in Cricket Of India(BCCI) not to allow 12 of their Cricketers to participate the Sri Lankan Cricket Premier League(SLPL) 20-20 Cricket Tournament scheduled to be held next month in Colombo.The

BCCI has refused the no objection certificates to the Indian Players Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Manish Pandey and Paul Valthaty due to  the event has not organized by the Sri Lanka Cricket(SLC) but by a Singapore Based Private Company on it's behalf.

The BCCI Chairman Shasank Manohar has said by defending the Boards  decision that the Indian Cricket Board's Policy is not allowing it's players to attend private party organized tournaments.The BCCI has taken this decision after participating a meeting held yesterday regarding the Sri Lankan Premier League Tournament scheduled to held in R.Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo from 19th of July to 04th of August this year.

The Singapore based Somerset Entertainment which Sri Lanka Cricket described as the marketing arm of the Interim Cricket Board organized this League which International Cricket stars like Chris Gayle,Shahid Afridi,Kiran Pollard and Herschelle Gibbs along with Sri Lankan Cricketers are already confirmed their participation.

Three Baby Elephants Were Killed After Hit By A Train

Three Baby Elephants were killed when they were hit by a Passenger Train near Ambanpola in North of  Colombo today according to the Sources.These Baby Elephants were hit by Train when they were crossing the tracks  in a forested Area near Ambanpola.

The passengers  in the train were  unharmed according to the sources.

This is the second such incident happened involve in a group of Elephants in recent months when three elephants were hit by a train in  Eastern Sri Lanka two  months a go by killing two elephants.

It has been reported that atleast 100 Elephants are killed each year while the estimated 12,000 Elephant Population in the country on 1990 has been dropped to 4000 at present.