Saturday, August 20, 2011
uvaizlanka: Akkaraipattu Jurisdiction cases go to Pottuvil Cou...
uvaizlanka: Akkaraipattu Jurisdiction cases go to Pottuvil Cou...: Akkaraipattu courts has the power of Jurisdiction of Tirukkovil area so far has been shifted to Pottuvil court. Earlier, Criminal and Civil ...
Akkaraipattu Jurisdiction cases go to Pottuvil Court.
Akkaraipattu courts has the power of Jurisdiction of Tirukkovil area so far has been shifted to Pottuvil court. Earlier, Criminal and Civil cases were filed by Thirukkovil people in Akkaraipattu MC/DC. Now, its shifted.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
what will be the future of this country
Can Politico diplomatic will win the International Pressure against Sri Lanka?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Sri Lanka loose to Pakistan
Pakistan has performed ver well in the encounter of 10th world cup 10th Match. Sri Lanka has loose to Pakistan by 11 runs.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Digital Photo
The combination of built-in cameras, photo-splicing apps and image-sharing communities like Instagram are turning many smart phones into miniature collage-making studios.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Silvio Brelusconi
Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial on charges that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then tried to cover it up.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Diesel prize to be increased from mid night today
Lanka IOC will increase the price of diesel per liter by Rs5 from midnight today-Lanka IOC official
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Flooding in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
இலங்கை வெள்ளம்; 10 பேர் பலி | |||||||||||
இலங்கையில் மீண்டும் துவங்கியிருக்கும் கடும் மழையால் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள பெருவெள்ளம் காரணமாக குறைந்தது பத்துப்பேர் உயிரிழந்திருக்கிறார்கள். பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான குடும்பங்கள் இடம்பெயர்ந்திருக்கிறார்கள். இலங்கையின் வடக்கே வவுனியா மாவட்டத்தில் மழை வெள்ளம் காரணமாக 50 ஆயிரம் பேர் வரையில் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்திருக்கின்றனர். 747 குடும்பங்களைச் சேர்ந்த 3000த்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட மக்கள் இடம்பெயர்ந்து பொது இடங்களில் தஞ்சமடைந்துள்ளனர். பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள மக்களுக்கான சமைத்த உணவு மற்றும் உலர் உணவு உதவிகளை வழங்குவதற்கு நடவடிக்கைகள் எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகின்றனர். எனினும் மழை வெள்ளத்தினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட இடங்களுக்கு இன்று நேரடியாகச் சென்று பார்வையிட்ட வன்னி மாவட்ட நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களான சிவசக்தி ஆனந்தன் மற்றும் செல்வம் அடைக்கலநாதன் ஆகியோர் பல இடங்களில் இன்னும் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்கு உதவிகள் சென்று கிடைக்கவில்லை என தெரிவித்திருக்கின்றனர். செட்டிகுளம் பிரதேசத்தில் உள்ள சின்னத்தம்பனை, தட்டான்குளம், கந்தசாமி நகர் ஆகிய கிராமங்களுக்கான வீதிகளில் வெள்ளம் குறுக்கறுத்து பல அடி உயரத்திற்குப் பாய்வதனால், இந்தக் கிராமங்கள் போக்குவரத்தின்றி துண்டிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கின்றது. இந்த மக்களுக்குத் தேவையான அவசர நிவாரண உதவிகளை மாற்று வழியின் ஊடாக அனுப்பி வைப்பதற்கு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகின்றனர். வவுனியா நகக்குக் கிழக்கே மகாகச்சகொடி பகுதியில் உள்ள போககாவௌ என்ற இடத்தில் இன்று காலை வயல் வேலைக்காகச் சென்ற 40 விவசாயிகள் திரும்பி வரமுடியாமல் வெள்ளம் பெருக்கெடுத்திருப்பதனால்; அவர்களை மீட்டு வருவதற்கு விசேட பொலிஸ் குழுவொன்று அங்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக பொலிஸ் திணைக்களம் தெரிவித்திருக்கின்றது. தத்தளிக்கும் திருகோணமலை திருகோணமலை மாவட்டத்தில் தொடர்ந்து பெய்து வரும் அடை மழையின் விளைவாக மாவட்டத்தின் இயல்புநிலை மோசமாக பாதிப்படைந்து வருகின்றது.
பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான மககள் இடம்பெயர்ந்து வருவதுடன் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள ஐம்பத்து எட்டு முகாம்களில் இடம்பெயர்ந்தோர் தங்க வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். ஏனையோர் உறவினர் நண்பாகளின் இல்லங்களில் தஞ்சம் அடைந்து வருவதாவும் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள பெருமளவிலான பாடசாலைகள் மூடப்பட்டுள்ளதுடன் கிழக்கு மாகாணத்தில் உள்ள அறுபது வீதமான பாடசாலைகள் மூடப்பட்டுள்ளதாக கிழக்கு மாகாண கல்விப் பணிப்பாளர் எம் ரீ எம் நிசாம் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மிதக்கும் மட்டக்களப்பு வெள்ள நிலமை காரணமாக மட்டக்களப்பு - அம்பாறை மாவட்டங்களில் 15 ஆயிரத்திற்கும் மேற்பட்ட குடும்பங்கள் தமது இருப்பிடங்களை விட்டு வெளியேறி தற்காலிக இடங்களில் தஞ்சம் பெற்றுள்ளதாக அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றனர். மட்டக்களப்பு - அம்பாறை மாவட்டங்களில் கடந்த மாதம் ஏற்பட்ட வெள்ள பாதிப்பகளிலிருந்து இது வரை விடுபடாத நிலையில் மற்றுமொரு வெள்ள அழிவுக்கு இக்குடும்பங்கள் முகம் கொடுத்து நிற்கின்றன.
மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்ட செயலகத்தினால் வியாழனன்று மாலை வெளியிடப்பட்ட அறிக்கையின்படி அம் மாவட்டத்தில் 56 நலன்புரி நிலையங்களில் 5 ஆயிரம் குடும்பங்களும் உறவினர்கள், நண்பர்கள் வீடுகளில் சமார் 7 ஆயிரம் குடும்பங்களும் தற்காலிகமாக தங்கியிருப்பதாக தெரிவிக்கப்படுகின்றது. இம் மாவட்டத்தில் நெடுஞ்சாலைகளிலும், வீதிகளிலும் வெள்ள நீர் பாய்வதால் 25 ற்கும் மேற்பட்ட இடங்களில் தரைவழிப் போக்குவரத்து துணட்டிக்கப்டப்டுள்ளது. இதன் காரணமாக அவ் வழியாக படகுககள் மூலம் மாற்றுப் போக்குவரத்து எற்பாடுகள் செய்யப்டப்டுள்ளது. மட்டக்களப்பிலிருந்து சகல புகையிரத சேவைகளும் மறு அறிவித்தல் வரை இரத்து செய்யப்டப்டுள்ளதாக புகையிரத தினைக்களம் இன்று மாலை அறிவித்துள்ளது. அம்பாறை மாவட்டத்திலும் தாழ்ந்த பிரதேசங்களில் வெள்ள நிலை காணப்படுகின்றது.2 மீனவர்கள் இன்று படகு கவிழ்ந்து மரணமடைந்துள்ளார்கள். கடந்த 48 மணி நேரங்களில் இம் மாவட்டத்தில் வெள்ள அனர்த்தம் காரணமாக உயிரிழந்தவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை 4 ஆக உயர்ந்துள்ளது. | |||||||||||
Monday, January 31, 2011
Hindu temple discovered.
A Hindu temple believed to be from 15th century & recorded in Kokila Sandeshaya has been discovered at Pooneryn in North-Jaffna University Official.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Amidst the pomp and pageantry of India’s 62nd Republican Day celebrations ...
Amidst the pomp and pageantry of India’s 62nd Republican Day celebrations at India House, in Colombo yesterday, where High Commissioner Ashok K. Kantha hoisted the national flag and inspected the guard of honour watched attentively by hundreds of Indian nationals and invitees, these two little Indian children were busy closely examining their country’s flag.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monks Attacked
An undentified group has attacked the Mahabodhi Centre at Chennai, India last night. 3 monks injured.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Earth cracks in Trincimalee
Earth cracks several meters long ocured in several places at near Kuchchveli in Trincomalee .Several cracks in the earth were reported from Kuchchaveli , Trincomalee last night and this morning, the Seismic Activities & Tsunami Alert Centre (SATAC) told to Police
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Teenagers depression
New York: Spending time online is normal behavior for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens - or too little, for that matter - might be related to depression, a new study finds.
The findings, reported in the journal of Pediatrics, do not mean that the Internet is to blame. For one, teens in the study who spent no time online were also at increased risk of depression symptoms.
Instead, the researchers say that both heavy Internet use, and non-use, could serve as signals that a teenager is having a hard time.
For the study, Dr Pierre-Andre Michaud and colleagues at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, surveyed 7,200 individuals ages 16 to 20 about their Internet use.
Those who were online more than two hours per day were considered "heavy" Internet users, while those online anywhere from several times per week to two hours per day were considered "regular" users.
The teenagers also answered a number of health-related questions, including some standard questions about "depressive tendencies" that gauge how often a person feels sad or hopeless.
Compared with regular Internet users, the study found, kids who were heavy users or non-users were more likely to be depressed or very depressed.
Among male teens, heavy users and non-users were both around one-third more likely to have a high depression score, compared to "regular" users. Among girls, heavy Internet users had an 86 percent greater chance of depression, while non-users had a 46 percent greater likelihood compared to regular users.
That was with factors like family income and any chronic health problems taken into account.
However, the average depression scores among non-users, regular users and heavy users alike were all toward the lower end -- between 1 and 2 on a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 being "not depressed at all."
The authors of the current study didn't tell exactly how many kids in each group were depressed (and they didn't respond to a request for this information). A separate study from Switzerland published last year asked pediatricians in that country to estimate rates of mental health disorders in their young patients; the doctors estimated that the rate of depression in an average group of kids is 1.4%.
Exactly why both heavy Internet use and non-use were linked to higher depression risks is not clear, according to Michaud's team.
Since teenagers typically go online to connect with friends, the researchers speculate that those who are never online may be more socially isolated.
As for heavy Internet use, some past studies have also found links to depression symptoms -- for reasons that are unclear. But one study of Taiwanese teenagers found that depression symptoms typically preceded kids' heavy Internet use, Michaud and his colleagues point out.
In this study, certain other health concerns were also more common among heavy Internet users.
For males, weight was an issue: 18 percent of heavy users were overweight, compared with 12 percent of regular users. Among female teens, 59 percent of heavy Internet users were sleep-deprived, versus 35 percent of regular users.
As with the depression findings, though, it's not clear why those relationships existed.
In the case of sleep loss, the researchers say, it may be that some teenage girls trade bedtime for online time. As for boys' excess pounds, it's not clear whether sedentary computer time boosts weight gain, or whether overweight teens are apt to spend more time in front of the computer.
The bottom line, according to Michaud's team, is that either excessive time online, or little to no time online, could be indicators that a teenager is having problems.
On the other hand, the researchers note, regular Internet use - up to two hours per day in this study - appears to be "normal" teen behavior.
They point out, though, that the study was conducted in 2002, before the days of Facebook and Twitter. Many teenagers now may spend much more time online, and the definition of "normal" time could also be different.
Manmohan Reshuffle his cabinet today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will juggle his team on Wednesday. Will young faces push out heavyweights?This the first reshuffle in UPA II and comes in the backdrop of a sharp decline in its image.While the vacancies caused by exit of Prithviraj Chavan, Shashi Tharoor will be filled, its the performance quotient which will be the key. Sources indicate that some ministers who failed to reach the mark will be replaced some could be sent packing to the organisation.
Names of those likely to be dropped which are doing rounds are Veerbhadra Singh, Kantilal Bhuria, CP Joshi. Some who are in-charge of more than one portfolio like Kapil Sibal, Narainswamy may give up one.
Sibal is likely to retain telecom while question mark remains over HRD and science and technology.
Some like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamlanath could make it to the organisation.
But the big story could emerge out from the NCP. Praful Patel could get a cabinet rank. A long standing demand from his party Sharad Pawar who is under fire over rising food prices and who has expressed a desire to give up one portfolio could finally have his way.
In that case KV Thomas could be made MOS independent charge. But other allies like the DMK and Trinamool are making no demands preferring to concentrate on elections in their states later this year.
Uttar Pradesh - Rahul's battle zone could also get more attention. Salman Khursheed is likely to be given cabinet rank and there is talk of him being shifted to law ministry.
Beni Prasad Verma is another name which is doing the rounds.
Congress sources say states like Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Kerala and Assam which are going to polls are likely to get greater attention.
Ministers who are under scanner over several controversies like Vilasrao Deshmukh, MS Gill have a reason to be worried.
Its a reshuffle which has not come easy regional, political and coalition balances needed to be kept in mind. And so also the aspirations of many congress leaders and some ministers as well some of whom were going slow uncertain of their fate.
The fact that the UPA is under siege and opposition is breathing down its neck has also been kept in mind. Because Prime Minister and Sonia realise that only a strong team in the party and government can fight the Opposition.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
China has lent more money to other countries
China has lent more money to other developing countries over the past two years than the World Bank, a stark indication of the scale of Beijing's economic reach and its drive to secure natural resources.
China Development Bank and China Export-Import Bank signed loans of at least $110bn (£70bn) to other developing country governments and companies in 2009 and 2010, according to Financial Times research. The equivalent arms of the World Bank made loan commitments of $100.3bn from mid-2008 to mid-2010, itself a record amount of lending in response to the financial crisis.
The volume of overseas loans by the two banks indicates how Beijing is forging new patterns of China-led globalisation, as part of a broader push to scale back its economic dependency on western export markets.
The financial crisis allowed Beijing to push the commercial interests of its energy companies by offering loans to producer countries at a time when financing was hard to come by.
The agreements include large loan-for-oil deals with Russia, Venezuela and Brazil, as well as loans for an Indian company to buy power equipment and for infrastructure projects in Ghana and railways in Argentina.
The World Bank has been trying to find ways to co-operate with Beijing to avoid escalating competition over loan deals. China itself has been one of the biggest recipients of World Bank loans in the past."One of the topics I have been discussing with the Chinese authorities is how we can work with them to share our mutual experience to support other developing countries, whether in south-east Asia or Africa," Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, said on a visit to China last year.
CDB and EximBank provide more preferential terms than the World Bank and other lenders for certain deals that are strongly supported by Beijing, but offer terms that are closer to international standards for less politically sensitive deals. They also tend to impose less onerous transparency conditions.
The flurry of Chinese lending to oil producers has already caused some anxiety in the US about energy security. According to Erica Downs, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, the impact on US interests is mixed. "CDB's [energy] loans indicate that Chinese lenders are likely to be more concerned about good economic policymaking in recipient countries and they are not reducing the amount of oil available to the US," she said. "On the other hand, CDB's loans are empowering anti-American regimes in Latin America."
CDB and China EximBank do not publish figures for overseas loans. They declined to comment. The World Bank said it was working closely with China and welcomed "an important and growing partnership".
The statistics were collected by examining public announcements by the banks, the borrowers or the Chinese government.
An adviser to CDB said the volume of lending suggested by public statements understated the real level of the bank's new loan commitments to developing countries.
The World Bank figures are for the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, the bank's main lending arm, and the International Finance Corporation, which lends to the private sector. They do not include the International Development Association, which makes grants and low-interest loans. China also gives financial aid to other developing countries, but provides little detail.
Beijing has also used offshore lending by CDB and EximBank, which have a mandate to further the interests of the Communist Party and the Chinese state, to accelerate its goal of making its currency more international. For example, half of the $20bn loan it extended to Venezuela was denominated in renminbi and intended for purchases of Chinese goods and equipment. In other cases, the foreign currency in the loans has come directly from China's foreign exchange reserves. (CNN)
China Development Bank and China Export-Import Bank signed loans of at least $110bn (£70bn) to other developing country governments and companies in 2009 and 2010, according to Financial Times research. The equivalent arms of the World Bank made loan commitments of $100.3bn from mid-2008 to mid-2010, itself a record amount of lending in response to the financial crisis.
The volume of overseas loans by the two banks indicates how Beijing is forging new patterns of China-led globalisation, as part of a broader push to scale back its economic dependency on western export markets.
The financial crisis allowed Beijing to push the commercial interests of its energy companies by offering loans to producer countries at a time when financing was hard to come by.
The agreements include large loan-for-oil deals with Russia, Venezuela and Brazil, as well as loans for an Indian company to buy power equipment and for infrastructure projects in Ghana and railways in Argentina.
The World Bank has been trying to find ways to co-operate with Beijing to avoid escalating competition over loan deals. China itself has been one of the biggest recipients of World Bank loans in the past."One of the topics I have been discussing with the Chinese authorities is how we can work with them to share our mutual experience to support other developing countries, whether in south-east Asia or Africa," Robert Zoellick, World Bank president, said on a visit to China last year.
CDB and EximBank provide more preferential terms than the World Bank and other lenders for certain deals that are strongly supported by Beijing, but offer terms that are closer to international standards for less politically sensitive deals. They also tend to impose less onerous transparency conditions.
The flurry of Chinese lending to oil producers has already caused some anxiety in the US about energy security. According to Erica Downs, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, the impact on US interests is mixed. "CDB's [energy] loans indicate that Chinese lenders are likely to be more concerned about good economic policymaking in recipient countries and they are not reducing the amount of oil available to the US," she said. "On the other hand, CDB's loans are empowering anti-American regimes in Latin America."
CDB and China EximBank do not publish figures for overseas loans. They declined to comment. The World Bank said it was working closely with China and welcomed "an important and growing partnership".
The statistics were collected by examining public announcements by the banks, the borrowers or the Chinese government.
An adviser to CDB said the volume of lending suggested by public statements understated the real level of the bank's new loan commitments to developing countries.
The World Bank figures are for the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, the bank's main lending arm, and the International Finance Corporation, which lends to the private sector. They do not include the International Development Association, which makes grants and low-interest loans. China also gives financial aid to other developing countries, but provides little detail.
Beijing has also used offshore lending by CDB and EximBank, which have a mandate to further the interests of the Communist Party and the Chinese state, to accelerate its goal of making its currency more international. For example, half of the $20bn loan it extended to Venezuela was denominated in renminbi and intended for purchases of Chinese goods and equipment. In other cases, the foreign currency in the loans has come directly from China's foreign exchange reserves. (CNN)
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