"VIEW OF ARLES, FLOWERING ORCHARDS(1889) A POPULAR ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR DUTCH ARTIST VINCENT VAN GOGH(1853-1890)

CAPITAL CITIES OF THE COUNTRIES

Country                               Capital Cities

                      Europe


Ukrain                                   Kiev

Malta                                     Valletta

Bosnia
Herzegovina                        Sarajevo

Cyprus                                   Nicosia

Albania                                 Tirana



                        Africa

Madagascar                        Antananarivo

Seychelles                            Victoria

Botswana                             Gaborone

Angola                                   Luanda

Swaziland                            Lobamba,

                                               Mbabane



                              Asia

Syria                                      Damascus

Hong Kong                          Victoria

Uzbekisthan                       Tashkent

Armenia                              Yerevan

Macau                                  No Capital City


                         Central America

Belize                                      Belmopan

Costa Rica                               San Jose

Guatemala                              Guatemala City

Panama                                   Panama City

Honduras                                Tegucigalpa
  

Three Local Fishermen Who Went To Sea Reported As Missing

Three local fishermen who went to sea from  Thalaimannar(In Northern Province

)last Friday (21)had  been reported as   missing.

A complaint had been lodged yesterday(22)at Thalaimannar PoIice station by stating the three fishermen who are residents in Cable House at Thalaimannar went missing.

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE J.A MILTON PERERA

Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan Has Strongly Condemned The Deaths Of Two Jaffna University Students

The Opposition Leader  R.Sampanthan(Tamil National Alliance) has today (23)strongly condemned the deaths of two Jaffna University Students who were shot dead in Jaffna last Thursday night.

The Opposition Leader had requested the Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera and President Maithripala Sirisena to  conduct an impartial investigation  into  the deaths.

Five Police Officers were arrested and remanded over the deaths of two university students.

Two Police officers Were Stabbed And Wounded At Chunnakam

A police constable and a sergeant attached to the Chunnakam Police Station (In Jaffna)were hospitalized this evening after a group of six persons arrived from motor cycles had stabbed and wounded them it has been reported.

The injured police officers were admitted to the Jaffna Hospital with non life threatening injuries according to the sources.

At the time of the attack the Police Officers were wearing civil cloths it has been revealed.A special team of police officers is conducting  an investigation on the incident

Four Persons Were Killed Due To A Gun Shooting At Mattakkuliya

Four persons were killed and two others injured and hospitalized due to a gun shooting incident occurred at Sameetpura in Mattakkuliya (Colombo) area this evening.

The two injured were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment.

Police are investigating to identify the persons involved in shooting incident it has been reported.

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Former Mayor In Battcaloa Sivageetha prabhakaren was Arrested

The former Mayor of Batticaloa Sivageetha Prabhakaren has been arrested by the Police this morning at her residence in Batticaloa aver the charges of running a brothal house.

Along with the former Mayor two females too taken into custody by Police during the raid .

The three suspects are due to be produced before the Batticaloa Court  tomorrow(24).

A 90 Year Old Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 90 year old person was killed early this morning  at Sarvodaya village in Manampitiya Area due to a wild elephant attack it has been reported.

The crtically injured person was admitted to the Manampitiya Hospital and succumbed to his injuries on admission to Polonnaruwa Hospital for further treatment.

Thr deceased was attacked by the wild elephant while he was near his residence .

Two Persons Were Killed Due To A Road Accident In Eravur

Two persons were killed as the speeding Motor Cycle they were in veered off the road and crashed to a lamp post in Eravur Area at Batticaloa District (Eastern Province) today (23).

The 17 year old deceased who were residents in Eravur area succumbed to their injuries on admission  to Batticaloa Hospital according to the Police.

HEALTH TIP

All State Owned Pharmacies And Sub Pharmacies To Issue 48 Price Reducted Drugs To Reduced Prices From Tomorrow (24)

All the State  owned Pharmacies (Rajaye Osu Sal) and sub Pharmacies are due to issue the 48 price reducted drugs to the public according to the reduced prices with effect from tomorrow (24) the Ministry of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine  has been announced.

Accordingly 32 State owned pharmacies and 130 sub pharmacies in the island  will issue high quality laboratory tested drugs mentioned in the  Gazette Notification from tomorrow under the instructions of Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne the Ministry has stated.

Health Minister has also ordered the Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry to conduct raids in pharmacies throughout the island to check whether these pharmacies are selling the price reducted 48 drug varieties according to the reduced prices.

Ministry Of Health is due to introduce two special contact numbers for public to make complaints regarding pharmacies which not selling  price reducted drugs under the instructions given in the Gazette Notification soon the Ministry Sources have revealed.