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Health Minister To Reduce Prices Of Essential Surgical Items

Minister Of  Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has decided to reduce the prices of essential surgical items including Artificial Eye Lenses recommended for Cataract patients in private hospitals through a price control mechanism according to the Ministry Of Health.

Accordingly Minister Dr.Senaratne has advised the Independant Drug Regulatory Authority to prepare a price mechanism to reduce prices of essential surgical items recommended for patients.

Under this programme prices of Artificial Cataract eye lenses due to be reduced to Rs.10,000 per lense from it's current price of Rs.25,000 as a fist step the Health Ministry has stated .

Catarct lenses are imported from India for Rs.6000 per lens and sold to patients Rs.25,000 per lens it has been revelaed.As many complaints recived from Cataract Patients regarding the higher prices of Cataract lenses ,Health Minister has decided to reduce the prices of lenses through a price mechanism Ministry has revealed.

Jeep Driver Was Killed In A Accident Occurred On Hikkaduwa-Baddegama Road

A Jeep Driver was killed after his vehicle crashed into a high voltage lamp post near Arachchikande Hospital on Hikkaduwa-Baddegama Road(Southern Province).

The deceased was identified as a 66 year old resident of Kithulanpitiya in Galle according to the Police.

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Dewathawak Sitha Balanna Yamak Sidu Kireemata Pera

Yamak kireemata pera dewathawak sithuwenam boho sith ridaweem walakwa gatha hakiya.Boho deha sanvedi taman pamanak bawa sitha katayutu kireemen anek ayage sith ridaweema sidu karay.

Batahira lokayen apata uruma wu napuruma deya an ayage sith ridawemay.Eya wachanayakin pamanak nowa kriyawakin wuwa sidu kala haki anuwanakari kriyawaki.Samaja madya jala haraha boho dena mese anik ayawa pahath kara salakema sidu karay.Thamange nirmanayak agaya nokarana thanatta pinthurayak agaya karannenam owun wani cardboard weerayinta  wedi agayak laba demin thama  yaluwanawa hallu kireema mema jala  haraha athamun  waradi sahagatha lesa sidu karay.Sitha balanna meweni madayayan meyata wada yahapath lesa bawitha kala nohakida kiya. 

One Person Was Killed And Another Was Critically Injured Due To The Collision Of Two Lorries

A lorry driver was killed when his lorry collided with

another lorry in Kaluthara North (Western Province) today(29).

The driver of the other lorry was critically injured and admitted to the Nagoda Hospital for treatmdnt according to the police.

The deceased lorry driver has been identified as a resident of Gonapinuwala (Southern Province).

A 65 Year Old Female Was Killed While Crossing The Road

A 65 year old female was killed after colliding with a

 Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus during crossing the road through a pedestal crossing at Galle (Southern Province).

The identity of the deceased female has not yet been revealed.

Police have arrested the Bus Driver regarding the incident.

Police Have Arrested Three Persons With Three Firearms

Tangalle Divisional Crimes Investigations Unit officers

 have arrested three persons with three firearms in their possession at Thambaragaswewa in Thissamaharamaya (Southern Province) yesterday (28).

Police officers have   taken into custody two locally made firearms and one foreign made firearm in possession of the suspects.

Foreign- A Decison To Ban Vegetarian Sausages

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MP Wimal Weerawansha Was Summoned For The Second Consecutive Day By FCID Regarding Irregularities

The leader of the National Freedom Front MP Wimal

Weerawansha has today (29)appeared before the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division(FCID) for the second consecutive day to give a statement regarding financial irregularities charged against him.

MP Weerawansha had given a statement to the FCID Yesterday (28) regarding financial irregularities occurred at Housing Ministry when he was the Minister during previous regime.

Today he had given a statement to the FCID regarding misusing of state vehicles belonging to Presidential Secretariat and providing a vehicle belonging to the State Engineering Corporation to his relatives and friends during previous regime.

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Athmarthakami Ho Gunamaku Nowanna

Apa samajaye boho denekuta thamange ayekuge yamak amataka unada maha maga yana ayekuge athehi ati thuwalayada amataka nokaranu atha.Kisi witaka atmarthakami ho gunamaku nowanna.  

A Participent Of A One Kilo Meter Race Held In Nagoda Died After Completion Of Two Rounds Of The Race

A laborer(50) attached to Nagoda Pradeshiya Sabha in

Galle district (Southern Province) who participated a 1 Kilo Meter race held at Royal Collage Sports Grounds in Nagoda has died after completion of two rounds of the race this morning(29).

The deceased who was a resident of Udugama (Southern Province )area has withdrawn from the race organized by the Nagoda Divisional Secretariat after completing two rounds by stating he was  not feeling well.

He died after admission to Nagoda Rural Hospital it has been reported.

Former Sprint Queen Susanthika Jayasinghe Has Been Airlifted To Colombo National Hospital From Diyathalawa Hospital

Sri Lanka's former Sprint Queen Susanthika

Jayasinghe who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Diyathalawa Base Hospital last tuesday (27) due to  a suffering from fever believed to be  Dengue ,has been airlifted to colombo National Hospital from a helicopter today according to National Hospital sources.

She is currently receiving treatment at the  Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the National Hospital the sources have stated.

The health condition of the former Sprint Queen is not critical and further investigations are being  carried out to identify her illness according to Doctors.

A Teenager Was Killed Due To Motor Cycle-Lorry Collision

A 19 year old teenager was killed as the Motor Cycle

he was  riding collided with a lorry at Ihalagama,Gampaha(Western Province) today (29).

The critically injured teenager who was a resident of Kalagedihena  area (Gampaha) succumbed to his injuries after admission to Gampaha Hospital.

Police have arrested the Lorry Driver regarding the accident.

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