12,000 G.CE O/L Students Failed All Their Subjects

While admitting that the first place of G.C.E Ordinary Level 2011 Examination goes to a female student of Visakha Collage,Colombo ,Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said that  little more than 12,000 students who sat for G.C.E Ordinary Level Exam 2011 failed  all their subjects.

The Examination  Results of 463 O/L  Students were suspended due to various reasons the minister has stressed.

16 Drugs And Surgicals Including Saline Out Of Stock At Karapitiya Hospital

Around 16 essential Drugs and Surgical s including life saving Saline are out of stock these days in one of the largest government hospitals of Southern Province the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital according to hospital sources.Due to this shortage the Hospital Doctors are prescribing patients to buy out of stock drug items from private sector the sources added.

The out of stock drugs at Karapitiya Hospital including Diabetic Drug 'Metfomin', Pressure Tablet "Atenalol",Cholesterol Drug "Atovastatin" and "HCT' .Sometimes these drugs have not seen in Private Pharmacies as well causing further trouble for patients  hospital sources said.