Munneswaram Kovil's Animal Sacrifice

Munneswaram Hindu Kovil is one of oldest devoting place for many ethnic groups in Srilanka. Munneswaram is an important place for the srilankan Buddhists too. However Annual animal Sacrifice in Munneswaram Kovil has been took place today despite the large protests of Buddhists and Srilankan Society.

Around 300 goats and nearly 1000 chickens were killed today and sacrificed to Hindu Goads.

A large number of Buddhist monks protested today on this animal killing at Chilaw (Puttalam). However Police stops the march of the Buddhist monks towards Munneswaram Kovil. Then monks then seated on the road and started to continue protest until stopping of animal sacrifice.

National Buddhist Movement said that they have made numerous appeals to government officials to stop this animal sacrifice in the Hindu temple. However officials had not made any positive reactions against the killings.

Munneswaram Hindu Temple's animal sacrifice stopped in 1977. However it has started again and said that it backed by government support.

Facebook challenging to Google and Twitter

Recently Facebook the giant of social networking has taken over 'Friendfeed' that was previously acquired by Google.

You may also know about what is Facebook and Google.
next, what is Friendfeed and what it can do ?

In simple terms Friendfeed is an aggregater of all of your social networking, blog, and other RSS updates. So that people can have all their RSS and other social networking like Facebook, Youtube, Twitter updates in one place.
And also people can subscribes to others updates and news.

So why Facebook bought Friendfeed ?
One key reason is to become a real time search engine rather than Google's regular search.
another may be Facebook wanted to expand it's services over other social networks.
Also they need to became the leader in community networking.

How it affects to Twiiter ?
Twitter is considered as the leader in real time news updates.
With Twitter people can post what just happenning here and there and others can search these updates.Freindfeed is also has a similar feature which people can do real time updates and searches like twitter.
previously Facebook wanted to bought Twitter but the deal did not continue as Twitter is not for sale at that time.

So we can come to an conclusion that Facebook wants to develop a real time search engine that is similar to Twitter. Hence it may affects the Twitter. On the other hand currently people messed up with Google's regular search and they needs to have a real time searches. Friendfeed will do that with challenging to google.

Yaldevi Train Resumes its operations back

Yal Devi train service which has been suspended for the past 20-25 years, as LTTE activities, today restarts it's journey back.
Yaldevi train today traveled along northern railway track to Thandikulam Rail station which is few kilometers away from Vavuniya.

Srilanka Transportation Minister Mr. Dalas Alahapperuma has initiated the opening ceremony of 'Yaldevi backs'.

LTTE has caused much damage to Yaldevi Express by killing travelers and blasting the railway track.

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Sinhala and Hindu New Year Greetings.

The joyful New year season have arrived.
We wish all people a Joyful and prosperous Happy Sinhala and Hindu New Year.

Srilankans or Sinhala people together with tamils celebrates there New Year in month of April.
Normally The new year day falls to 14th of April. the day and time determined by astrological signs. this happens when the sun moves from the House of Pisces (meena rashiya) to the House of Aries (Mesha Rashiya) in the celestial sphere.

In Sinhala The new year season people are moves to a new life, by forgetting past unhappy memories and this is the season which makes individual relations stronger.

Galle Literary Festival 2009

The Galle Literary Festival 2009 has begun 28th January and extends till 1st February.
Galle Literary Festival is the first one in it's kind. It take place in and around the world heritage site of Galle Fort.
Galle Literary Festival features writing workshops, panel discussions, topical debates, poetry readings, cooking classes, theatre workshops and literary lunches. By night there are poetry slams, jazz performances, late night movies, art showings and photographic exhibitions.

You can meet Edna O’Brien and Moses Isegawa at the Galle Literary Festival at the following events:

Literary Dinner 7.30pm-10pm Thursday January 29th Fort Printers

Enjoy an extravagant dinner party with Edna O’Brien and Yasmine Gooneratne with culinary creations by Carina Cooper.

Out of Africa 10am-11am Friday January 30th Hall de Galle

Moses Isegawa reads from his own Abyssinian Chronicles and introduces us to exciting new writing coming out of Africa today.

A Private Affair 12.30pm-2pm Friday January 30th

Both Edna and Moses will be hosting intimate lunches in heritage homes in Galle.

Dead Men’s Tales 9pm-11pm Friday January 30th Dick’s Bar

We asked our Festival writers which book and writer they’d most like to hear about at a literary festival. Hear them read aloud from the work of their literary heroes. With Moses Isegawa, Colin Thubron, Tahmina Anam Michael Morpurgo and Pico Iyer. Germaine Greer plays critic.

Literary Dinner 7.30pm-10pm Friday January 30th The Dutch House

Join Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s most famous living writer, for an alfresco gourmetdinner.

Did You Have To Be There? 10am-11am Saturday January 31st Hall de Galle

Tahmima Anam, Moses Isegawa, Sivamohan Sumathy and V V Ganeshananthan debate the role of writer in responding to public crises.

A Life of Reading 2.15pm-3.15pm Saturday January 31st Hall de GalleEdna O’Brien, novelist, playwright and firebrand tells us about hers.