A One Hour Power Cut To Be Imposed Out Side Colombo Due To The Fuel Shortage-Electricity Board

Ceylon Electricity Board has decided to impose a one hour power cut from today(26) in all provinces out side Colombo due to the delay of Fuel distribution as a result of the ongoing strike of the Petroleum Corporation workers it has been announced.

Accordingly the Electricity Board has planned to impose the power cut during peek hours as well due to the fuel shortage the Board has stated.

As a power generator belonging to the Norochchalai Power Plant too was  broken it is hard to generate the required power capacity under the present circumstance Electricity Board has said.

Strikers Blocked Roads And Railway Tracks To Prevent Transporting Fuel From Fuel Storing Complexes

The Petroleum workers who are on  strike have obstructed the fuel distribution process begun under the supervision of Army Personal this morning(26) by damaged the tires of many  Bowsers belonging to Kolonnawa and Muthurajawela  Fuel Storing Complexes use to transport fuel it has been reported.

Even when a Train  arrived at Kolonnawa Fuel Storing Complex to get Fuel for Air Crafts today the striking workers have lie down on the rail track  to block the train from leaving  according to sources.

However the  tri force personal have managed to remove the workers who were blocked the railway  track and pave the way for train to transport the fuel.Also Army personal have return the damaged tires of the Bowsers to normal and transport fuel sources have stressed.Around 15 Fuel bowsers  carrying fuel had left from the Kolonnawa Fuel Storing Complex this noon amidst the protest of striking workers .

Japanese Woman Dies From Tick Disease After Cat Bite

A Japanese woman died last year of a tick-borne disease after being bitten by a stray cat, Japan's

health ministry says, in what could be the first such mammal-to-human transmission.

The unnamed woman in her 50s had been helping the apparently sick cat.

Ten days later she died of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), which is carried by ticks.

With no tick bite detected, doctors assume the illness could have been contracted via the cat.
"No reports on animal-to-human transmission cases have been made so far," a Japanese health ministry official told the AFP news agency.
"It's still not confirmed the virus came from the cat, but it's possible that it is the first case," the official added.SFTS is a relatively new infectious disease emerging in China, Korea and Japan..

 The virus is said to have fatality rates of up to 30% and is especially severe in people over 50.

 According to Japanese media, SFTS first occurred in the country in 2013.
Japan's health ministry said last year's death was still a rare case but warned people to be careful when in contact with animals in poor physical condition.
Globally, tick bites are widely associated with transmitting Lyme disease which can lead to severe illness and death if left untreated..(BBC)

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GOLDEN MELODIES

President Has Extended The Term Of Bond Commission By Three Months

President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of the Presidential Commission Of Inquiry or the Bond Commission which inquiring the Bond scam of the Central Bank by three months it has been announced.

Accordingly the term of the Commission has been extended from 27th of July to 27th of October this year.The report of the Central Bank Bond scam should be handed over within this period it has been stated.

The Gazette notification regarding the extending  term of the Bond Commission has been issued yesterday(25).

Foreign Minister Informed The Bond Commission That He Will Not Be Present For Questioning Today(26)

Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake has informed the Bond Commission or the Presidential Commission of Inquiry  which inquiring the bond scam of the Central Bank through a lawyer that he will not be able to attend before the commission today (26) as requested due to a Security Council Meeting and will appear before the Commission  next Wednesday.

The Bond Commission has issued summons to the Foreign Minister Karunanayake to appear before the commission today(26) to answer the questions regarding the allegations leveled against him over getting a luxury house from the main suspect of Bond scam in Central Bank Arjun Aloysias who is the director of Perpetual Treasuries limited which involved in the scam . Aloysias paid the rent of the luxury house behalf of the Minister who was than the Minister of Finance it has been revealed during the investigations .

In a letter sent to the Bond Commission through his  lawyer  Minister Karunanayake has stated that he will be not available to appear before the Bond Commission until next Wednesday for questioning as he is due to attend the Parliamentary sessions  on tomorrow and the day after and due to tour Maldives on next Monday.