President Has Appointed A New Elections Commissioner

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has appointed Mr.Mahinda Deshapariya as the New Elections Commissioner with the effect from tomorrow(25).The new commissioner will replaced the out going Elections Commissioner Mr.Dayananda Dishanayake.

President Rajapaksha Greets Opposition Leader For His B' Day And For Re Electing As The Party Leader

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has  greeted  the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha today for his Birth day which falls today(24th) and for being re elected  as the Party Leader of Main Opposition the United National Party(UNP) again .

Opposition Leader Wickramasinha was re elected as the UNP Leader yesterday without a contest after weeks long leadership battle he was having with Hambanthota MP and the son of former President Late R.Premadasa,Sajith Premadasa.MP Premadasa who battled for the Leadership removed from the race during the working committee meeting of the Party held yesterday  and  accepted the Deputy Leader Post of the UNP and as the Deputy Leader  to the Opposition Leader in Parliament.

320 Govt.And Private Institutes Island Wide Who Are Having Mosquito Breeding Enviornment Were Issued Notices

Under the Island wide inspections carried out by the Ministry Of Health throughout yesterday(230 in Government and Private Institutuions to search Mosquito Breeding places Mosquito Breeding palces were found in 840 Institutes and the officials issued notices to 320 Institutes according to the Health Ministry Sources.

If those institutes who received notices will not clean up their places properly and destroying Mosquito Breeding Places withing two weeks time the Ministry has decided to take legal action against them the sources stressed.

Under this Inspection carried out as a part of the first ever National Mosquito Breeding Prevention Week declared by the Ministry, the Officials were inspected 9234 Government and Private Institutes and out of them 5267 Institiutes are found as most vulnarable areas for breeding mosquitoes according to the Ministry.

The first ever National Mosquito Breeding Prevention Week which began on 23rd of March and ends in 29th of March will implemented in collaboration with Anti Dengue,Malaeria and Fileria campaigns.