Sunday, March 17, 2019
Four Persons Had Been Killed And Four Others Injured Due To Deadly Van-Tipper Collision
Four persons including three females
had been killed and four others had been injured and hospitalized after the van they were travelling in colliding with a Tipper truck arrived in from the opposition direction in wee hours of this morning (18) at nagawilluwa area on Puttalam -Colombo road.
The eight injured persons including the Van driver had been admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital where four of them had succumbed to their injuries on admission.
Two of the injured had been transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment .
The incident occurred around 1.45 a.m this morning when the van travelliing from Jaffna to Colombo had collided with the tipper truck travelling from Colombo to puttalam.
The Tipper truck driver had been arrested by the police over the incident.
The eight injured persons including the Van driver had been admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital where four of them had succumbed to their injuries on admission.
Two of the injured had been transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment .
The incident occurred around 1.45 a.m this morning when the van travelliing from Jaffna to Colombo had collided with the tipper truck travelling from Colombo to puttalam.
The Tipper truck driver had been arrested by the police over the incident.
A Young Female Had Been Killed Due To Three Wheeler-Lorry Collision
A young female had been killed and his
brother was injured and hospitalized after the Three wheeler they were travelling in colliding with a Lorry at Phadagoda,Aluthgama last morning(17).
The injured had been admitted to Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara.
Aluthgama Police have arrested the Lorry driver over the incident.
The injured had been admitted to Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara.
Aluthgama Police have arrested the Lorry driver over the incident.
A 62 Year Old Person Had Drowned After Jumping Into Kelani River
A 62 year old person had drowned and dissapeared after
Jumping into a Kelani River near Nawagamu Devalaya ,Kaduwela yesterday (17).
The deceased had seen jumping into the river by some people around the area.
He was a resident of Thunnana area ,Hanwella .
The cause behind the imcident has not yet been revealed.
The deceased had seen jumping into the river by some people around the area.
He was a resident of Thunnana area ,Hanwella .
The cause behind the imcident has not yet been revealed.
Two Females Arrested In A Brothal House Maintained On The Pretext Of A "SPA"
Police Officers attached to Anti Corruption Unit of the Mount Lavinia Police have yesterday
(16) arrested two female sex workers attached to a Brothel House in Mount Lavinia maintaining on the pretext of an Ayurveda Massage Center (SPA) secretly according to the Police.
The arrested females who are 33 and 45 year old residents of Radawadunna and Padaviya areas are due to be produced before the Mount Lvinia Magistrate Court.
The arrested females who are 33 and 45 year old residents of Radawadunna and Padaviya areas are due to be produced before the Mount Lvinia Magistrate Court.
Nearly 50 Acres Of VLand Belonging To Valalpaluwa Reserve Had Been Destroyed
Nearly 50 acres of Land around nearly 200 hectare Valpaluwa reserve in Mahakumbukkadawala ,Puttalam
had been destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted in this morning (17) according to reports .
Sri Lanka Army and Navy Personal have doused the fire before spreading it further after being informed by Disaster Management Unit .
The fire was erupted as a group of persons had lit the fire to nearby paddy field it ha been revealed.
Due to the fire several crops in nearby lands including cashew nuts had been destroyed and birds and peacock eggs also destroyed it has been reported .
Sri Lanka Army and Navy Personal have doused the fire before spreading it further after being informed by Disaster Management Unit .
The fire was erupted as a group of persons had lit the fire to nearby paddy field it ha been revealed.
Due to the fire several crops in nearby lands including cashew nuts had been destroyed and birds and peacock eggs also destroyed it has been reported .
Health Minister To Propose Government To Increase "Special Arrack " Price
Through the 2019-Annual Budget prices of all liquor products including Beer and Wine as well as cigarettes ,Tobacco and Beedi had been increased except "Special Arrack" which mostly used by village people .
Whilst thanking Minister Of Finance Mangala Samaraweera for increasing the prices of Liquor and Tobacco products through the budget Minister has stressed that the price of Special Arrack too should be increased to protect people .
Eight Persons Had Been Injured Due To A Road Accident In Vavuniya
Eight Persons had been injured Three of them critically and hospitalized after the Van they
were travelling in veering off the road and crashed into a Palm Tree nearby at Thandikulam area in Vavunaiy this morning (17).
The injured who are residents of Chilaw area had been admitted to Vavuniya District Hospital for treatment .
The incident occurred when the group of persons had visited Jaffna and on the way home it has been revealed.
Vavuniya Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.
The injured who are residents of Chilaw area had been admitted to Vavuniya District Hospital for treatment .
The incident occurred when the group of persons had visited Jaffna and on the way home it has been revealed.
Vavuniya Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.
Education Ministry Is Planning To Make Health Studies As A Compulsory Subject For G.C.E O/Level Examination -Health Minister
National Education Institute is currently preparing to announce this soon Minister has stressed during a Press Briefing held at Government Information Department in Narahenpita today (17).
Color Code System Is implementing on Sweet Products Including Biscuits To Minimize The Spreading Of NCD's In The Country-Dr.Lakshman Gamlath
Addressing a press briefing held Information Department in Narahenpita this morning (17) Dr.Gamlath has stressed that accordance to the Color Code System Red Circle will be used to display if the sugar content is more than 22 grammes per 100 grammes of the product ,salt content is more than 1.25 grammes per 100 grammes of the product and Fat content is more than 17.5 grammes per 100 Grammes of the product .
If the sugar content is 8 to 22 grammes per 100 Grammes ,Salt Content is 0.25 to 1.25 Grammes per 100 Grammes and Fat content is 3 to 17.5 Grammes per 100 Grammes Yellow circle will be used on the wrapper of the product to indicate the medium content levels and green circle will be used to indicate low sugar ,salt and fat levels including Sugar content is below 8 grammes ,less than 0.25 grammes of Salt and less then 3 grammes of fat per 100 grammes of the product.
However this Color code system is not implemented on vegetables ,fruits ,liquid milk ,food items packed in small packs ,Tea,Coffee,Water bottles,Infant Milk Powder ,Large Packs containing food and the food items recommended by the doctors Dr.Gamlath has stated.
Minister Dr.Rajitah Senaratne has said that when the Color code system has been implemented on Soft drinks in 2016 not much publicity given prior to the implementation,However accordance to a survey carried out in 2018 it shows around 58 percent of the school children have been aware on the system and 38 percent of School Children have paid attention towards the system .
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Color Code System To Be Introduced For Sweet Products Including Biscuits From 02 nd Of April
Addressing a press briefing held at Information Department in Narahenpita this morning (17)Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stressed that this Color code system will be introduced to sweet products to reduce the growing number of people suffering from Non communicable diseases including diabetes.
Accordingly solid and half solid sweet priducts including Biscuits Manufacturers and Distributers should be indicated the sugar,fat and salt contents on their wrappers in sinhala ,English and Tamil languages.Red code will be displayed if the sugar ,fat and salt contents in sweet products are higher (eg-more thsn 22 grammes of suger per 100 grammes),Yellow code will be displayed to show medium content levels and Green color for low content levels .
Around 80,000 metric tonnnes of Biscuit products are being released to the local market by Biscuit Companies annually and local Biscuit Manufactuerers have exported their Biscuit products to 55 countries it has been revealed.
Sweet Manufacturers have agreed to implememt color code system in their products after discussions held with Health Ministry Officials during last two years
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