ආදරය කෆීර් වගේ

නෝක්කාඩු වැහි දිය පොද ...
සතප්වා නිරුවතින්
යලි ගලයි   පොලොවමත
ඔහේ ගලයි වැහිදිය ගංගා  අනන්තයට
 අකුණ ගසා බියගන්වා සියතුන්
දෙදරවා අහස්කුස
නෝක්කාඩු වැහි වලාකුළු
නොතකා දුර ඇත......
යන්න ගියා ඉගිලී
තවත් අනන්තයකට.....
දැන්වේමට මත්තෙන්
ශබ්දය අබිබවා
අතුරුදහන්විය
අහසේ මේ දැන්...............
"කෆීර්."
 මනෝජ් රත්නායක 2008

Egypt Health Ministry: 600 injured, 1 killed in clashes

A spokesman from the Egyptian Health Ministry on Wednesday said that 350 people were injured and one man was killed in the recent round of clashes that erupted in central Cairo earlier in the day, Reuters reported quoting Egyptian state television.
According to the report, the man who was killed was a "conscript" which means he could have belonged to the army or police.

Pro- and anti-government protesters continued to clash in Cairo on Wednesday, with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's supporters throwing dozens of Molotov cocktails at those protesting against the regime.

Numerous explosives were hurled as the pro-regime mob attempted to push through a no-man's land towards the anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square.

Witnesses at Tahrir Square also said they heard several shots fired into the air, and water cannons were fired by security officials to try to calm the protests, according to reports.

An anti-Mubarak demonstrator told the BBC that she is trapped in Tahrir Square, because the area is surrounded by pro-government rioters.

"If we want to get out we have to go through Mubarak supporters," she said. "I'm scared of going out because my face is now recognizable as an opposition protester."

As Supporters and opponents clashed, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence, soldiers stood by without intervening. Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody.

At the front line, next to the famed Egyptian Museum at the edge of Tahrir Square, pro-government rioters blanketed the rooftops of nearby buildings, dumping bricks and firebombs onto the crowd below — in the process setting a tree ablaze inside the museum grounds.

On the street below, the two sides crouched behind abandoned trucks and hurled chunks of concrete and bottles at each other, and some government supporters waved machetes.

Bloodied anti-government protesters were taken to makeshift clinics in mosques and alleyways nearby, and some pleaded for protection from soldiers stationed at the square, who refused. Soldiers did nothing to stop the violence beyond firing an occasional shot in the air and no uniformed police were in sight.

"Hosni has opened the door for these thugs to attack us," one man with a loudspeaker shouted to the crowds during the fighting.

The clashes marked a dangerous new phase in Egypt's upheaval — the first significant violence between supporters of the two camps in more than a week of anti-government protests. Clashes began, first in the port city of Alexandria, just hours after Mubarak went on national television Tuesday night and rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately. He defiantly insisted he would serve out the remaining seven months of his term.
Peaceful protests

Meanwhile, Thousands of Egyptians gathered in an upscale Cairo boulevard Wednesday to cheer on President Hosni Mubarak in their first mass counter-demonstration after more than a week of calls for him to resign.

Many praised Mubarak for keeping the country at peace after a series of wars with Israel. Others said they felt personally humiliated by anti-Mubarak demonstrators jeering a man they saw as a symbol of the nation.

The mood was angry and defiant but the protest was mostly peaceful, in contrast to the scene in Cairo's main square, where hundreds of young pro-government supporters attacked crowds of thousands demanding his ouster.

On the boulevard in the middle-class, heavily commercial neighborhood of Mohandiseen, men in designer sunglasses and women with expensive hairdos joined government employees, including a few dozen nurses in white dresses and stockings who jumped and chanted, "We love you Mubarak!" Younger men carried portraits of Mubarak and shouted in support. Children painted their faces with the black, white and red colors of the Egyptian flag.

Pro-Mubarak protesters also gathered in other middle-class Cairo neighborhoods and the Nile Delta town of Luxor.

"We have been a stable country since the days of the Pharoahs. These demonstrators want to turn us into Somalia: poor and at war with itself," cried Samir Hamid, a 58-year-old war veteran who said his age made him remember life before Mubarak took power nearly 30 years ago. He said he recalled struggling to find bread in the pre-Mubarak years, and the wailing of Egyptian women who lost their sons in wars against Israel.



Mubarak says he will not seek re-election
In his 10-minute televised address to the nation Tuesday night, the 82-year-old Mubarak appeared somber but spoke firmly and without an air of defeat. He insisted that even if the protests demanding his ouster had never broken out, he would not have sought a sixth term in September.

He said he would serve out the rest of his term working "to accomplish the necessary steps for the peaceful transfer of power." He said he will carry out amendments to rules on presidential elections, and vowed not to flee the country.

The step came after heavy pressure from his top ally, the United States. Soon after Mubarak's address, US President Barack Obama said at the White House that he had spoken with Mubarak and "he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable and a change must take place." Obama said he told Mubarak that an orderly transition must be meaningful and peaceful, must begin now and must include opposition parties.

Mubarak would be the second Arab leader pushed from office by a popular uprising in the history of the modern Middle East, following the ouster last month of the president of Tunisia — another North African nation.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been informed about the explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport,

press secretary of the head of the Russian government, Dmitry Peskov said. "Putin was informed about the explosion during the meeting devoted to the problems in the banking sector of the country," the official said.

Most likely, it was a suicide terrorist, who conducted the explosion at the airport, Interfax reports. The bomb blew up in the luggage dispensing area of the airport at 16:32 Moscow time. The death toll from the explosion has climbed to 20, RIA Novosti reports.

Many flights have been delayed. Flights from China, Germany, Turkey, Vietnam and Armenia, which were expected to arrive at Domodedovo during the next hour, have been delayed indefinitely.

In the meantime, Moscow hospitals are ready to accept those who have been injured in the attack. Over 20 ER vehicles have departed to the airport.

The power of the bomb has not been determined yet. The Moscow police are checking metro stations and other crowded public places to prevent possible acts of terrorism.

Security at Moscow's two other airports - Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo has been strengthened. The airports are operating in terror threat regime.

UPDATE: According to Vesti.ru, the death toll from the explosion has climbed to 31. RU

International media steted that 31 killed, at least 100 injured in blast at Moscow airport

[Updated at 10:33 a.m.] As police went on high alert around the capital city, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called security chiefs to an emergency meeting at the Kremlin to discuss the situation.

[Updated at 10:06 a.m.] Flights destined for Moscow's Domodedovo Airport are being redirected to other airports in Moscow, either Sheremetyevo or Vnukovo, according to Russian TV.

Domodedovo is located about 14 miles southeast of Moscow, and the airport's website says it's the largest and busiest of the airports in the capital.

[Updated at 10:04 a.m.] State TV is reporting that the blast at a Moscow airport erupted at the baggage claim area, killing 31 people.

The Health Ministry provided the media outlet with the death toll, it said.

CNN is seeking details on the Russian Investigative Committee report that terrorists are responsible for the explosion.

[Updated at 9:53 a.m.] The Russian government is confirming the death toll of 31 people and says 130 people were injured in the Moscow airport blast.

[Updated at 9:48 a.m.] Russian state TV reported 31 people are dead and more than 100 others were injured in an explosion at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow.

In a post on its website, the Russian Investigative Committee is blaming terrorists for the attack.

[Updated at 9:37 a.m.] The explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport killed at least two people and injured 20 others, according to the official RIA Novosti news agency.

Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed the blast, saying 20 people were affected, although the extent of their injuries was unclear.

State TV said the explosion occurred at the baggage claim area of the airport.

The explosion occured at 4:40 p.m. in Moscow, RIA Novosti said.

[Posted at 9:24 a.m.] An explosion has occurred at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

There are conflicting reports of deaths and injuries.  CNN

Reading online than on papers these days what do you think

these days people talk about revolution as most people prefer reading news and information  online than on paper these days but some people still prefer reading the traditional news paper and like collecting articles too  but some people still prefer reading the traditional news paper and like collecting articles too

so we thought to asking from theme who use online much these days and as much papers  

well...some people like to read newspaper maybe they're old fashion or sometimes online are too many hoax and provoke...vitawisara(DJ SAM)

Announcer online radio Indunesia.

  It is said that, ‘he who loves a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counselors, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter. By study, by reading, by thinking, one may innocently divert and pleasantly entertain oneself, as in all weathers, as in all fortunes.’

With television imposing on the day-to-day lives of our people, the common allegation we heard over the past 10-15 years was that people, especially the younger generation, were walking away from books. Not only authors, even literary experts accuse the younger generations of becoming an insensitive, uncreative and inartistic bunch with barren souls. But is it the real case? Have we, the younger generation, given up on reading – especially Literature?
I find most in my generation read a lot. In fact there are people who simply fell in love with the smell of a book even. Though our generation thoroughly attracted to internet be it facebook, twitter, gtalk, skype and we are addicted to DVDs nothing is more pleasurable like reading a book. It gives your mind the freedom and power of imagination.
Just because the younger generation does not go for printed books, one cannot call them barren souls.
Even though they do not read books, the younger generation is high-tech and IT savvy. We have to accept that television has been replaced by the internet. I personally know that, there are a number of youth who make it a point to watch good artistic movies once or twice a week. They do not restrict themselves simply to watch the movie. They even hunt for the books those films were based on, and build interesting discussions on the movie. Just because they do not opt for the traditional book reading, you can’t point a finger at them. It’s just that their media is different from that of the older generation. The older generation has the habit of believing that the best is what they did. But the truth is not that. We have been telling this for the last decade or two. But have we ended printing books? No, we keep on writing and keep on publishing, and the books too keep on selling. Therefore, we cannot say that Literature books are in the process of becoming isolated.

Gagani Weerakoon the News Editor of The nation

 


                                                                                          manoj   2011.01.9                               

Greshan Ananda Passed away

How he went to writ songs