Tuesday, October 27, 2015

"ALMOND BLOSSOMS"(1890) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR DUTCH ARTIST VINCENT WILLIEM VAN GOGH(1853-1890)

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 THIS STUNNING ART WORK WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR DUTCH POST IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER VINCENT VAN GOGH.HE WAS SPECIALIZED IN PAINTING PORTRAITS,SELF PORTRAITS,LANDSCAPES AND STILL LIFE OF CYPRESSES,WHEET FIELDS AND SUNFLOWERS.

37th Death Anniversary Of "Nightingale Of Sinhala Cinema "Fall Today(28)

The 37th Death Anniversary of Sri Lanka's First Actress who is popularly known as "The Nightingale Of Sinhala Cinema" Great Cinema Personality Late Rukmani Devi  fall today(28).She was born in 15th of January 1923 and became the first Sri Lankan Actress after castes the main role of First Sri Lankan Movie "Kadawuna Poronduwa"(Broken Promise) screened in 1948.

She has died on 28th of October 1978 due to a tragic accident occurred at Thudella,Ja Ela(In Western Province).

As a tribute to this Great Lady Actress would like to post this memorable song she has sung decades ago.For more details of her visit Rukmani Devi Blog.

HIV/AIDS Is Not A Deadly Disease Any More-Dr.Sisira Liyanage

hiv aids සඳහා පින්තුර ප්‍රතිඵලHIV/AIDS is not a deadly disease anymore and a person contacted with the virus can live full life time of a normal person due to the newly invented drugs for HIV/AIDS according to Director Of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme -Dr.Sisira Liyanage.

"If a person living with HIV/AIDS Virus continue medicines per doctor's advise they can live full life time of a normal person without any difficulty " Dr.Liyanage has stressed.

Speaking on HIV/AIDS Situation in Sri Lanka the Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases/AIDS Control Programme has stated the disease has been transmitted here mainly due to the unprotected heterosexual behavior and 95% of the HIV Positives reported this year have contacted the virus due to this.
 

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY RUPA INDUMATHI


Sri Lankan Navy Had Arrested 34 Tamil Nadu Fishermen With 7 Boats While Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lankan Navy had detained another 34 Tamil Nadu Fishermen with 7 boats they were in while fishing in Sri Lankan Waters it has been reported today(27).

The arrested fishermen belonging to Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram Districts of Tamil Nadu according to the government.

Due to the frequent arrests of Tamil Nadu Fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy a group of All India Anna Drvida Munnethra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Party law makers have yesterday (26)met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and demanded the  immediate intervention of Indian Government on the issue.

New Electronic Identity Cards To Be Issued For All Sri Lankan Citizens Before End Of 2016

National Identity CardNew Electronic Identity Cards will be issued to the all Sri Lankan Citizens from Next January according to Minister Of Finance Ravi Karunanayake.The issuance of these Identity Cards will be completed before end of next year(2016) the Minister has said.

All the Sri Lankan Citizens Will Be issued this new electronic identity card with a new number and ID'S will incorporate Finger Prints ,Blood Group and Family Details according to the Finance Minister.

The aim of this move is to reduce forgery and fraud and to provide for future national security needs.

As an initial step for  issuance of New Electronic Identity Cards to all Sri Lankan Citizens ,The Grama Seva Officers will be trained on how to collect data and obtain  finger prints of citizens ,and thereafter these Officers will begin collecting data from next August it has been reported.

The Ministry Of Finance with technical assistance of ICTA( Information And Communication Technology Agency Of Sri Lanka) launched an electronic population registrar which contains the basic information of all Sri Lankan Citizens the Minister has stressed.

Monday, October 26, 2015

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

One Hundred Seventy HIV/AIDS Positives Have Been Reported From The Island During January To September 2015


Image result for hiv/aids virusOne Hundred Seventy HIV/AIDS Positives have been reported from island during the period January to September this year and 65% of them were  men according to Director of National Sexually Transmitted Diseases /AIDS Campaign Dr.Sisira Liyanage.

Men are at the risk of contacting    HIV/AIDS Virus more than women due to their sexual relationship with both men and women Dr.Liyanage has said.

Around 95% of the HIV/AIDS Positives reported this year up to now have been contacted the  virus due to heterosexual behavior and 4% have been Mother To Child Transmissions.Around 1% have been contacted  the virus due to Injecting of  Drugs he has stressed.

According to the latest statistics of National STD/AIDS Campaign there are 2241 Cumulative HIV Positives in the country at the end of September this year.

Dr.Liyanage has revealed these facts during  the Press Briefing held today(26) at UNAIDS Sri Lanka Office in Colombo.

"PLACE D 'ANVERS,PARIS" A FAMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR ITALIAN ARTIST FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI(1841-1917

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THIS ATTRACTIVE LANDSCAPE PAINTING WAS DONE BY YESTERYEAR ITALIAN IMPRESSIONIST PAINTER FEDERICO ZANDOMENEGHI.

President Sirisena Is Due To Tour Thailand On 01st Of November

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President Maithripala Sirsena is due to Tour Thailand on 01st of November  according to Government Information Department.

President's Tour to  Thailand is at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan -O- Cha and he is due to hold bilateral talks with Thai Government according to reports.

POPULAR SINHALESE SONG SUNG BY DAYARATNA PERERA


Lional Fernando Had Resigned From Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka

Lional Fernando One of the Four Commissioners appointed to Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka recently had resigned from his post today(26) citing personal reasons.

He along with four others  have been appointed to the Human Rights Commission on 21st of October.Dr.Deepika Udugama has been appointed as  head of the Commission.

Former LTTE Leader And Vice President Of Sri Lanka Freedom Party Has Announced His Resignation From The Party

Image result for karuna ammanThe Former Eastern Command Leader Of LTTE and former Vice President Of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Vinayagamurthy Muralidaren alias Karuna Amman today(26) has announced his resignation from SLFP.

Karuna Amman has said he will join the Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF) lead by V.Anandasangari for the sake of his political future,He has also stressed he had no issues with SLFP and due to personal reasons he had resigned from the party.

The Former  Parliamentarian has not received nominations from SLFP to contest the recently concluded Parliamentary Election.

Putin Set To Remove His Defense Minister

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