Few Other Proposals Suggested Through Today's Budget....

* The Fee for obtaining a Passport under one day service will be increased From Rs.7500 to Rs.10,000 and the fee charge  for Dual Citizenship Applications will be increased from Rs.250,000 t0 Rs.300,000

* A Housing Scheme will be implemented for low income group especially for slum dwellers to build 100,000 houses within a 5 year period

*Vehicle permits granted under different schemes for Government Sector including Parliamentarians suggested to be abolished 

*A Sum of Rs.21,000 Million is to be allocated to create Proposed Cluster Village System in view of uplifting the rural economy.Under this a sum of Rs.1500 Million will be allocated per village.

*A three year interest free Loan Scheme to be implemented for University Students to purchase Laptop Computers

* Small Scale Farmers will be given a Money Voucher worth Rs.25,000 per one Hectare of Cultivated Land to purchase Chemical Fertilizer or suitable fertilizer replacing the Fertilizer Subsidy given earlier

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Some of the Key Proposals Suggested Through the 2016 Budget

Some of the Key Proposals suggested through the 2016 Budget are as follows.


*Government will open Bank Savings Accounts for all School Going Children numbering 4.5 million  from Next year with a sum of Rs.250 per account to create Money Saving Culture among School Children

* Private sector has been encouraged to offer Rs.2500 salary increase given to government employees for their employees too

*Rs.30,000 Million has been suggested to be allocated to uplift 1300 abandoned schools in the country

*Suggested a minimum wage of 300 US Dollars for  Employees going Abroad

*A new law system will be introduced to strengthen Pension Fund

*A new Pension Scheme for new workers joining government sector on 2016

*Import Tax imposed on all imported Books and Magazines will be withdrawn

*Suggested to increase the number of Police Stations of the country from 428 to 600 stations

*Three New Cancer Hospitals to be situated in Nallur,Kandy and Matale Districts

*A  special hospital with Kidney Treatment  facilities to be built in Minneriya Area (North Central  Province ) and Government will built 1000 Dialysis Centers in view of benefiting the patients with Chonic Kidney Disease that spreading most parts of the country at present.

A New university call "Mahapaola Univeristy to be set up 

For the Education Sector a sum of Rs.90,000 million has been suggested to be allocated and the money allocated for University Education is to be increased by 30%.

More Concessions Offered For Consumers Through 2016 Budget Proposals

More Concessions offered to Consumers through the 2016 Annual Budget Proposals Are as follows.

Accordingly prices of 10 Essential Goods have been suggested to be decreased.They are -

* Price of Infant Formula Milk Powder has been reduced by Rs.100

* Price of a 12.5 KG Gas Cylinder has been reduced by Rs.150

*Price of a Kerosene Oil has been reduced by Rs.10 per liter

*Maximum Retail Price set for  Dhal is  Rs.169 per Kilo

*Maximum Retail Price set for Chickpea is Rs.169 per Kilo

*Maximum Retail Price set for Dried Fish Katta is Rs.1100 per Kilo

*Maximum Retail Price set for Dried Fish Salaya is Rs.425 per Kilo

*Maximum Retail Price set for Sprats is Rs.410 per Kilo

*Special Tax imposed on Imported Potatoes and Big Anions has been reduced by 25%

Concessions For Consumers ,Small/Medium Entrepreneurs And Fishermen From 2016 Budget Proposals

*A Certified Price is set for a Killo Of Rice as Rs.65  (Keeri Samba-Rs.50, Samba-Rs.41,Nadu-Rs.38)

*The Price Of 400 Grammes Pack of Locally Manufactured Milk Powder reduced by Rs.30(From Rs.325 to Rs.295)
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*Two Year tax relief for Rubber Industry

*Rs.One Million Insurance Scheme for local fishermen 

*Ra.750 Million allocated for upgrading fisheries harbors

*Fifty Licenses to be issued to Gold Importers to import Gold sans import duty(no one will allow to import Gold without such license)

*The income tax of Micro,Small and Medium Entrepreneurs to be reduced by 50% for first five years with effect from 01st Of April 2016

Says Finance Minister Ravi Karuananayake by presenting the 2016 Annual Budget Proposals to the Parliament short while ago.

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Administrative Activities Of The Health Ministry Are Being Collapsed Due To The Foreign Tour Mania Of Higher Ministry Officials

The Administrative Activities of the Ministry Of Health ,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine are being collapsed  at the moment  due to the absence of higher Ministry Officials who are travelling abroad frequently according to Ministry Sources.

Most of these higher officials attach to the Health Ministry are going abroad as small groups and due to this activities of most sections in the ministry have been paralyzed the sources have said."Some Higher Officers are been in abroad most of the time this year more than staying in Sri Lanka " one of the senior officers attach to the Ministry has said.

A female Deputy Director General Of Health Services who has been appointed to the planning section six months ago has went abroad 13 times this year up to now the officer has stressed.

Due to the foreign tour  mania of these Health Ministry Higher Officials sometimes its hard to find  a single officer to solve problems of the public during Public Day held on every Wednesday .

At present two Deputy Director General of Health Services and Director General Of Health Services are touring abroad.

A FAMOUS UNTITLED ABSTRACT ART WORK OF YESTERYEAR RUSSIAN ARTIST WASSILY KANDINSKY(1866-1944)

THIS COLORFUL ABSTRACT ART WORK WAS PAINTED BY RUSSIAN INFLUENTIAL ARTIST WASSILY KANDINSKY. 

Police Have Detained 9 Persons Who Dumped Waste Matter In To The Kelaniya River

Police have today(19) detained 9 persons including 5 females who dumped waste matter in to the Kelaniya River(In Western Province).

The Police Naval Division Officers have detained  these persons who dumped waste matter in to the river at Nelligahawatte Area in Paliyagoda(Western Province).

However Police have released the detainees on police bail and they are due to be produced before Wattala And Hulftsdorf Courts.

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Two Sluice Gates Of Kala Wewa Have Been Opened Due To The Water Level Reached Spill Leval

Two Sluice Gates of Kala Wewa(River) in Anuradhapura District (In North Central Province) have been opened this evening due to the water level has reached  the spill level according to sources.

The Authorities have requested the People living in down streams of Kala Wewa to be on the  alert on flowing water .

US Permanent Representative To United Nations Samantha Power To visit Sri Lnaka

United States Permanent Representative to United Nations Organization Samantha Power is due to arrive  Sri Lanka on 21st Of November for an official visit According to United States Embassy in Colombo.

During the visit she is due to visit Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka and will meet with local government officials.Organizations and communities affected with the conflict.The US Permanent Representative To United Nations is also due to meet Human Rights Activists and Civil Society Leaders.

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Sri Lankan Navy Has Today (19)Detained 14 Indian Fishermen Who Were Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lankan Navy has today(19) detained 14 Indian Fishermen who were fishing in Sri Lankan Waters by violating International Borderline along with three boats they were in .

Sri Lankan Navy had arrested these Indian Fishermen with the help of Coast Guard when fishermen were fishing near seas of Delft Island belonging to Sri Lanka according to Navy.The arrested Indian Fishermen were taken to Kankasanthurai Harbor and handed them over to the Fisheries Department Officials.

Meanwhile the Minister Of Fisheries And Aquatic Resources Mahinda Amaraweera has earlier said the Sri Lankan Government will release the detained Indian Fishermen but will confiscate their boats and fishing equipment.

Twelve New Ambassadors And High Commissioners Have Been Appointed

 The Government has appointed New Ambassadors and High Commissioners  to day (19) for Twelve Countries including Austria and Italy.The list of New Ambassadors and High Commissioners is given below.

High Commissioner To Austria- Priyani Wijesekera

High Commissioner To Italy- D.S .L Palpola

Ambassador To Indonesia- Darashana Perera

Ambassador To Jordan- A.L.M Lafeer

Ambassador To Myanmar- K.W,M.D Karunaratne

Ambassador To Saudi Arabia- A.M Thaseem

High Commissioner  To South Africa- Sunil De Silva

High Commissioner  To Singapore- Nimal Weeraratne

Ambassador To Turkey- C.M Anzer

High Commisioner To China- Dr.Karunasena Kodithuwakku

Ambassador To Palastine- M.S Anwer

Ambassador To United Arab Emirates- S.J Mohideen

A Sudden Fire Has Broken Out At Building In Kolonnawa

A sudden fire has broken out at a Building belonging to Ceylon Electricity Board at Kolonnawa(In Colombo) this morning,

The Fire Brigade arrived the scene has managed to control the fire according to the sources.The fire has broken out at A Building situated in Meethotamulla,Kolonnawa and the cause of the fire has still not yet revealed.

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Due To The Protest Walk Conducted By Unemployed Graduates Union A Heavy Traffic Prevailed At Many Roads In Colombo This Evening

A Group of Unemployed Graduates has conducted a protest walk between Colombo Fort to Prime Minister's Office in Colombo this noon by demanding a provision of employment for around 25,000 unemployed graduates in the country.

Due to this protest walk organized by Unemployed Graduates Union a heavy traffic prevailed in many roads in Colombo this noon as police have taken steps to closed some of the roads in Colombo City  including Lotus Road to prevent a traffic block.

During the protest walk around ten members of Unemployed Graduates Union have received the chance to discuss this matter with  Secretary to the Prime Minister  Saman Ekanayake and the Secretary has informed the Representatives of Unemployed Graduates Union they will receive a solution for their demand through the budget to be presented to the Parliament on this Friday.

"VEGETABLE GARDENS IN MONTMARTRE,PARIS" (1887) A FAMOUS PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR DUTCH ARTIST VINCENT WILLIAM VAN GOGH(1853-1890)