Around 42 Houses Damaged Last Night Due To Strong Winds

Around 42 houses throughout the island have been damaged last night due to strong winds experienced these days the Disaster Management Center(DMC) has announced today(03). One person died in Awissawella and around 8 houses  had  partially damaged and 1 house completely damaged in Nuwara Eliya District according to DMC.

Amongst other partially damaged houses were 16 Houses in Gampaha District,3 in Bambalapitiya-Colombo and 15 Houses in Kurunagala District.

Meanwhile the Meteorological Department has stated the prevailing strong winds will continue throughout the Island further accompany by occasional showers.

Twenty Containers Of Milk Powder Waiting In The Colombo Harbour For Receiving Green Signal For Melamine

Around Twenty Containers of Chinese Milk Powder Imported by the Local Companies are retain in Colombo Harbour till Received their Test Reports on "Melamine" Health Ministry Sources Said Today(24).These Stocks of Chinese Milk Powder will be Issued to those Companies Only after Receiving Negative Signal On "Melamine" Sources further added.

The Samples of these Stocks of Milk Powder sent to the Laboratories in Singapore and India for Melamine Test..

According to the Deputy Director General Of Health Services (Public Health)Dr.Palitha Mahipala A Five Member Committe to Inquire on the "Melamine" in Food Products Imported to Sri Lanka is formed under the Food Advisory Commitee of the Ministry of Health. This Commitee will Regularly Observed the Latest Developments regarding the Banned 'Melamine" Contained Food Items in Countries such as Singapore and Thailand.These Countries are already Published a List Containing the Banned "Melamine" Food Products Imported From China.

Colombo Municipal Council To Filed Legal Action Against Seventy Eight Poor Quality Eating Houses In Colombo City

The Public Health Department Of the Colombo Municipal Council decided to take a Legal Action against 78 Eating Houses in the Colombo City found as unhygenicaly Preparing and Storing Food Items.Chinese Restuarants,Hotels , Medium and Small Scale Eating Places are among these Poor Quality Eating Houses According to the Chief Medical Officer Of The Colombo District Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam.Court Cases will be Filed against these Eating Places within Next Week He said.These Eating Houses Located in Northern Colombo,Central Colombo Divisions 1 and 2 ,Borella,Kirulapana,Narahenpita and Bambalapitiya.

Food Inspectors attached to the Central Food Control Unit of the Colombo Municipal Council Found these Poor Quality Eating Houses when they Inspected 153 Eating Houses During Last Week .

Final Inquiary Report On Expired Blood Kits To Be Handover Before 15th

The much waited final report of the Inquiry on Expired Blood Kits found from the National Blood Center in Narahenpita and Four other State Hospital Blood Banks will handover to the Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage before 15th of this month Ministry Sources said today(10).Supreme Court Ordered the Health Ministry on 15th of september to conclude the ongoing probe on the Expired Blood kits Within a month and the deadline will be in 15th of this month the sources further added.Supreme Court Issued this order on a request made by the United National Party Parliamentarian Dr.Jayalath Jayawardana.If the Ministry has failed to act according to this order they have to face a court case.

Therefor the Final Report of the Inquiry on Expired Blood Kits will be handover to the Health Secretary either 13th or 15th of October Ministry official said.The Special Investigations Unit of the Ministry Of Health is conducting this Inquiary.Former Director of the National Blood Centre Dr.Mrs.Mangalika Bindusara and another Doctor attached to the Centre were already faced suspensions regarding this case .

Karuna Amman Elected To Parliment-JVP Boycotted the Parliment

Vinayagamurthy Muralidaran Allias Karuna Amman the leader of the TMVP(Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pukkal) today elected to parliment under the National List of the Ruling United People's Freedom Alliance(UPFA).He took oath as a M.P before the the Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara this morning while the opposition Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) boycotted the parliment proceedings as a protest against his appointment.Karuna Entered the Parliment through a Vaccancy created by the former J.V.P Parlimentarian Wasantha Samarasinha when he resigned from his seat to contest for the recently concluded North Central Provincial Council Elections as a Chief Ministerial Candidate.Even Though lost his bid he secure to enter the Council as a member.
JVP requested government to re apoint him for the vaccant National List Seat but government is not responding for their request. JVP today (07)filed a complaint in the Supreme Court challanging the Appointment of Karuna Amman from the UPFA National List.
Karuna Amman was responsible for training the Suicide Bomb Squad of the LTTE which became a threat to the country and also known as a person behind the recruiting of Child Soldiers to the LTTE in the Eastern Province.He and few people including Sivanesathurei Chandrakanthan Allias Pillaiyan who is the deputy leader of the TMVP and The Chief Minister of the Eastern Province split from the LTTE few years ago over a problem with their leader Prabhakaran.Karuna who went to England with a freud passport arrested by the British Immigration Authorities and later expelled him to sri lanka.