EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Aug 14, 2018

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

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GOLDEN MELODIIES

Around 46 Different Private Hospital Charges To Be Regulated Soon--Health Minister

Around 46 different prices charged by

Private Hospitals will be regulated soon for the benefit of Patients according to Minister Of Health, Nutrition and Indeginous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

"Nowadays patients will get a heart attack due to the private hospital bills
A relative of a patient had phoned me recently and told although their patient had just fainted and admitted to a Private Hospital in Colombo the hospital bill had risen to Rs.2 million already. So I have taken steps to bring the patient to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment. "Minister has stressed.

Addressing a function held on last Saturday (11)at Kalutara (Western Province) Health Minister has also stated that some media Institutes are clearly representing behalf of Drug companies and that is a bad trend.

Dozens Of Houses And Buildings At Kurunagala Had Been Damaged Due To Strong Winds

Dozens of houses and Buildings had Been damaged due to the strong winds blown across Kurunagala--Alawwa area last morning (14)according to the Disaster Management Center.

Accordingly Houses and Buildings in vadawa,Kabithigollawa,Imbulgoda ,Rathmalgoda and Agalla areas were damaged due to the strong winds it has been reported.

A Person Was Arrested Over Fraudulently Collected Money From.Persons By Promising Jobs In Germany

Special Investigations Unit of the Foreign Employment Bureau has

arrested a person who had fraudulently collected around Rs.1.1 million from some persons by promising them to provide job opportunities in Germany last Monday (13)at Uhana in Ampara District.

The suspect who is a resident of Walagambapura in Ampara had indicated his Customes that he was an employee attached to Prime Minister's office it has been revealed.

Investigations are currently underway regarding the incident.

Three Vehicles Had Severely Damaged Due To A Wall Collapse

Three parked vehicles had severely

damaged after a wall under construction at a Sub road in Wadugodapitiya road in Kandy had collapsed on the vehicles this evening (14).

No one was injured due to the incident it has been revealed.

The wall was built at a land belonging to Sri Lanka Army and as a result of the incident transport activities of the Sub Road had been suspended until tomorrow morning (15).

"DUKA ETHI WANA......

TRADITIONAL SRI LANKAN SEENI SAMBOL

DOZENS DIED DUE TO A BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN ITALY

QUOTES FOR LIFE

Around Nine Families In Nuwara-Eliya Have Been Evacuated Due To A Landslide Risk

Around nine families located in

Nuwara-Eliya -Kirimatiyana area have been evacuated from their houses and moved to safe places due to a Landslide risk in the area according to the Disaster Management Center.

The evacuated families have been moved to a nearby camp the Center has stated.

Heavy showers are being experienced in Western slope areas of Central hills at present it has been reported. .

A Soil Mound Collapsed In To The Upper Kotmale Reservoir

A Soil Mound had collapsed in to the Upper Kotmale Reservoir from Wanigasekarapura area at Thalawakale as a result of the heavy showers prevailing in the area at present it has been reported.

The Soil Mound located under a group of houses in Wanigasekarapura area had collapsed in to the Reservoir. As a result a Landslide risk likely to occurr in the village nearby according to reports.

Roof Top Protest Campaign Of Female Prisoners Has Called Off

The group of Female Prison inmates

attached to Welikada Prison who had launched a protest campaign on the roof top of the Welikada Prison building since last morning (13 )has called off their protest shortwhile ago after discussions held with Minister Of Justice and Prison Reforms Thalatha Atukorale at the Ministry.

Five protesters had participated for the discussions and after the Minister had agreed to look in to the demands of Female Prison inmates and provide solutions in future the protest was called off it has been reported.

FROM BUDDHISM

Security In And Around Welikada Prison Strengthened

Prison Authorities have strengthened

the security within Welikada Prison premises and roads around the prison including Seevali Road and Wanathamulla after recovering 15 Narcotic parcels thrown in to prison premises yesterday (13).

Meanwhile some Prison inmates inside the Welikada Prison also refrained from entering to Wards in the prison as a support to the roof top protest launched by a group of Female prison inmates it has Been reported

The Ministry Of Justice and Prison Reforms had begun an investigation to find out how a group of Female prison inmates managed to go to the roof top of the prison building and stage a protest there.

A New Post Master General Has Been Appointed

Polonnaruwa District Secretary Ranjith Ariyaratne has been appointed as the New Post Master General with effect from today (14).

He has been appointed as the New Post Master General after the Post became vacant as a result of transferring the former Post Master General D. L.P Rohana Abeyratne to the Presidential Secretariat over his unsuccessful handling of the recent Postal strike .

Five Roof Top Prison Inmate Protestors Arrived At The Ministry Of Justice For Talks -Prison Inmate Protest Continues For The Second Day

As the roof top protest campaign launched by a group of female prison inmates attached to Welikada Prison continues today (14) for the second day it self Prison Authorities have completely suspended bringing food for the inmates of the prison with effect from today after finding around 15 Narcotic parcels thrown inside the prison premises by an unidentified persons yesterday (13).

Around 30 female prison inmates had began the protest campaign on the roof top of Welikada Prison building since last morning (13)by demanding solutions for few demands of them including speeding up their court cases ,Allow their relatives to bring food for them and increased facilities in prison.

However the Secretary to the Ministry of Prison Reforms and Justice Mangala Adhikari has stated that if the Protesting Prison inmates are willing to attend talks by suspending their protest she will send two Ministry Officials to negotiate with them on their demands.

Meanwhile it has been reported that five protesting Prison inmates had arrived at the Ministry this evening for the talks over their demands.

Meanwhile four female prison inmates injured during a clash occurred with few of the protesting Inmates yesterday are still receiving treatment at Prisons Hospital it has been reported.