A 17 year old youth who was allegedly shot by the Army at Thondaman Aaru Selvasannidhi district Jaffna this morning (08) had been admitted to the Jaffna Hospital.
The youth who was admitted with injuries is Ariyaratnam Aruldas. He is a G C E Ord. level student awaiting results. It is reported that following questioning of this youth by the Army when he was going to the shop , he had been shot after an exchange of words between him and the Army.
Those who had been around had seen Aruldas being shot by the Army. Jaffna police is conducting inquiries
Source ; lankaenews
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Birthday boy does it for Kiwis ! - Taylor 131 of 121
New Zealand 302 for 7 ( Taylor 131, Guptill 57) beat Pakistan 192 (Razzaq 62) by 110 runs
The fans who travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also saw a struggling New Zealand side take advantage of their opponent's extraordinary failings, slowly at first, before Ross Taylor launched an assault so brutal that Pakistan were gutted and rendered defenseless by the end of the innings.
Stronger opponents would have made Pakistan regret their shoddy performance - in which Kamran Akmal played the lead and Shoaib Akhtar a supporting role - sooner in the piece, but New Zealand's batsmen did not until the end. Then, though, they did so without mercy. Martin Guptill was their solitary performer in the first half of the innings, and Taylor needed massive slices luck to get going. But in the last six overs Taylor broke free with unprecedented violence, taking 28 off a Shoaib over before plundering 30 - a new tournament record - off one from Abdul Razzaq. It began to rain sixes and fours and Pakistan's helplessness was startling as New Zealand plundered 114 off the last six overs to reach 302.
Pakistan's batsmen were still swooning from Taylor's rope-a-dope when they began their chase and the inevitable collapse came to pass. The contest had ended before the mandatory Powerplay was over and, after the innings had been reduced to 23 for 4 and 66 for 6, Abdul Razzaq merely delayed the inevitable with a half-century. The only worry for New Zealand was the fitness of their captain - Daniel Vettori hobbled painfully off the field after injuring his knee in the sixth over and did not return. Taylor, who took over the captaincy, however, had ensured that Vettori's bowling wasn't needed on the day.
New Zealand's formidable total didn't take shape until very late though. When Pakistan's spinners dismissed Guptill and James Franklin to reduce the innings from 112 for 2 to 113 for 4, New Zealand were slipping. When Scott Styris, who was dropped by Kamran Akmal, was trapped by an Umar Gul yorker in the first batting-Powerplay over they were only 175 for 5, in sight of a middling total. That changed in a blink.
In the 47th over, Shoaib bowled wide deliveries, length deliveries and full tosses that Taylor savaged through cover point and over the deep-midwicket boundary. That exhibition of how not to bowl at the death was outdone by Razzaq, whose medium-pace at poor length was meat and drink for a marauding Taylor. Fielders looked on helplessly, Shahid Afridi tore his hair out metaphorically and Taylor continued to batter a ragged Pakistan. He had added 35 in 3.5 overs with Nathan McCullum, who initiated the acceleration, and then 85 in 3.4 overs with Jacob Oram, who muscled 25 off 9 balls.
Stronger opponents would have made Pakistan regret their shoddy performance - in which Kamran Akmal played the lead and Shoaib Akhtar a supporting role - sooner in the piece, but New Zealand's batsmen did not until the end. Then, though, they did so without mercy. Martin Guptill was their solitary performer in the first half of the innings, and Taylor needed massive slices luck to get going. But in the last six overs Taylor broke free with unprecedented violence, taking 28 off a Shoaib over before plundering 30 - a new tournament record - off one from Abdul Razzaq. It began to rain sixes and fours and Pakistan's helplessness was startling as New Zealand plundered 114 off the last six overs to reach 302.
Pakistan's batsmen were still swooning from Taylor's rope-a-dope when they began their chase and the inevitable collapse came to pass. The contest had ended before the mandatory Powerplay was over and, after the innings had been reduced to 23 for 4 and 66 for 6, Abdul Razzaq merely delayed the inevitable with a half-century. The only worry for New Zealand was the fitness of their captain - Daniel Vettori hobbled painfully off the field after injuring his knee in the sixth over and did not return. Taylor, who took over the captaincy, however, had ensured that Vettori's bowling wasn't needed on the day.
New Zealand's formidable total didn't take shape until very late though. When Pakistan's spinners dismissed Guptill and James Franklin to reduce the innings from 112 for 2 to 113 for 4, New Zealand were slipping. When Scott Styris, who was dropped by Kamran Akmal, was trapped by an Umar Gul yorker in the first batting-Powerplay over they were only 175 for 5, in sight of a middling total. That changed in a blink.
In the 47th over, Shoaib bowled wide deliveries, length deliveries and full tosses that Taylor savaged through cover point and over the deep-midwicket boundary. That exhibition of how not to bowl at the death was outdone by Razzaq, whose medium-pace at poor length was meat and drink for a marauding Taylor. Fielders looked on helplessly, Shahid Afridi tore his hair out metaphorically and Taylor continued to batter a ragged Pakistan. He had added 35 in 3.5 overs with Nathan McCullum, who initiated the acceleration, and then 85 in 3.4 overs with Jacob Oram, who muscled 25 off 9 balls.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Bombs Dropped by Dictator Gaddafi's Forces in Ras Lanuf in Libya
Planes flew over the area, and opposition forces fired anti-aircraft guns in their direction. Some families fled the eastern Libyan oil town to get away from the situation.
Meanwhile, the city of Bin Jawad appeared to be controlled by the Libyan army on Monday. The city had been hotly contested over the weekend, with at least five people killed Sunday, medical sources said.
Anti-government protesters are seeking the ouster of Gadhafi after nearly 42 years of ruling the country -- the kind of revolution that was seen in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt. But unlike in those countries, the uprising has turned into warfare.
With no clear end to the deadly clashes in sight, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed a new special envoy to Libya to discuss the crisis with officials in Tripoli, the United Nations said in a statement Monday.
Abdelilah Al-Khatib, a former foreign minister of Jordan, was appointed to "undertake urgent consultations with the authorities in Tripoli and in the region on the immediate humanitarian situation as well as the wider dimensions of the crisis," according to the U.N. statement.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Parasitic worm kills 3 jumbo calves in Kantale
Three elephant calves have died in Kantale due to a parasitic worm infection, said the area branch of the Wildlife Conservation Department. This parasitic worm had entered their systems through the grass they had eaten.
Another jumbo calf has died due to an infection in the nails. All are aged below five years.
Another jumbo calf has died due to an infection in the nails. All are aged below five years.
Dashing Opener Pietersen out of World Cup !
Pietersen could be out of action for around six weeks after surgery, which means he will struggle to be fit in time to take up his contract with Deccan Chargers in the IPL, but he is expected to return in time for the first Test of the home season against Sri Lanka, in Cardiff, on May 26. Pietersen's injury was confirmed after the team returned from Australia last month and revealed to the media on Saturday, although the original intention had been to manage the problem through the rest of the World Cup.
EAP Networks dismisses baseless rumors - We will take legal actions in near future
Swarnavahini has denied these reports and stated that they will take legal action to counter these baseless propaganda.
Opposition repulse ferocious assault by Pro Gaddafi forces - Joy for Opposition in Libya !
CNN ; Standing outside a courthouse Sunday that the Libyan opposition is using for a base of operations in the town of Misrata, a witness described a sense of jubilation against a backdrop of blood stains and rocket fragments."I'm standing in the middle of a ... battlefield," the witness told CNN by phone from Misrata after a fierce fight between rebels and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
People were holding their hands up, singing, chanting and cheering, he said. "Everyone is hugging everyone."
CNN is not identifying witnesses and sources for safety reasons.Videos posted on YouTube and thought to be out of Misrata showed damage to buildings and several shots of people celebrating around the opposition flag -- once being raised on a pole, and another time being waved by a man atop a charred vehicle that had a dead body inside.
Indian Police Raid 4 bookies - four Arrested for accepting bets on Sri Lanka vs Australia match !
Indian Police in the Chhattisgarh capital have unearthed a cricket betting racket worth 100 million (INR) and arrested four while they were accepting bets on the cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka on last saturday.
"We raided a flat Saturday evening in Mahoba bazaar and arrested four people who were accepting bets on the World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka" said by Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police Ajatshatru Bahadur on Sunday. He futher added that the crime branch sleuths arrested the four namely Ramesh, Jitendra, Lawesh and Vidhan.
"There are enough documents and electronic items such as recorders that were seized that show that they had collected a whopping sum of INR 100 million as bets from various parts of the country" he mentioned.
"We raided a flat Saturday evening in Mahoba bazaar and arrested four people who were accepting bets on the World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka" said by Raipur Additional Superintendent of Police Ajatshatru Bahadur on Sunday. He futher added that the crime branch sleuths arrested the four namely Ramesh, Jitendra, Lawesh and Vidhan.
"There are enough documents and electronic items such as recorders that were seized that show that they had collected a whopping sum of INR 100 million as bets from various parts of the country" he mentioned.
2 Luxurious Vehicles for Chamal & Chandima !
It is revealed that 2 luxurious vehicles were being imported and they were to be used by Speaker in Parliament, Elder Brother of President, Chamal and Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkodi (Chandima was the person behind, sending SB to Jail for 2 years !).
Another Tough Match For Englishmen ! - But This time luck was with them !
England 171 ( Bopara 60, Trott 52, Tahir 4-38 ) , South Africa bowled out for 165 ( Amla 42, Broad 4-15 ) in run chase. Eng Win by six runs. Man of the match ; Ravi Bopara.
What a World Cup England are producing. From a thrilling tie against India to the shock of losing to Ireland they have now conjured a stunning fightback to beat South Africa by six runs in a gripping contest on a tough pitch in Chennai. They took all ten wickets for 102 through a combination of spin, reverse swing, perseverance and the never-say-die-attitude which is such a trait of this team, with Stuart Broad sealing the victory with two wickets in four balls after Dale Steyn's 31-ball 20 had taken his team close to the winning line.
It showed you don't need 600 runs to create an epic one-day international and the celebrations when Morne Morkel was caught behind proved how important it was for England spirits. Without it they would have faced the real possibility of heading home early, but can now approach the clashes against Bangladesh and West Indies with much greater heart. What will please Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower is that it was the much-maligned attack that won the match - after the batting struggled to post 171 - as Broad took 4 for 15, James Anderson produced a devastating burst of reverse swing shortly before the 34-over ball change and Graeme Swann bowled with guile and craft to set up the prospect of victory.
Despite the tricky pitch, South Africa had broken the back of the run-chase after an opening stand of 63 between Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla. However, they suffered two slumps; the first as three wickets fell for 19 - with Broad claiming the vital scalps of Amla and Jacques Kallis - then the more significant slide from 124 for 3 to 165 all out as Anderson produced some wonderful reverse swing, Ian Bell pulled off a fine piece of fielding at short leg to run out Faf du Plessis, and Broad cleaned up the tail.
What a World Cup England are producing. From a thrilling tie against India to the shock of losing to Ireland they have now conjured a stunning fightback to beat South Africa by six runs in a gripping contest on a tough pitch in Chennai. They took all ten wickets for 102 through a combination of spin, reverse swing, perseverance and the never-say-die-attitude which is such a trait of this team, with Stuart Broad sealing the victory with two wickets in four balls after Dale Steyn's 31-ball 20 had taken his team close to the winning line.
It showed you don't need 600 runs to create an epic one-day international and the celebrations when Morne Morkel was caught behind proved how important it was for England spirits. Without it they would have faced the real possibility of heading home early, but can now approach the clashes against Bangladesh and West Indies with much greater heart. What will please Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower is that it was the much-maligned attack that won the match - after the batting struggled to post 171 - as Broad took 4 for 15, James Anderson produced a devastating burst of reverse swing shortly before the 34-over ball change and Graeme Swann bowled with guile and craft to set up the prospect of victory.
Despite the tricky pitch, South Africa had broken the back of the run-chase after an opening stand of 63 between Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla. However, they suffered two slumps; the first as three wickets fell for 19 - with Broad claiming the vital scalps of Amla and Jacques Kallis - then the more significant slide from 124 for 3 to 165 all out as Anderson produced some wonderful reverse swing, Ian Bell pulled off a fine piece of fielding at short leg to run out Faf du Plessis, and Broad cleaned up the tail.
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