Friday, December 19, 2008

Supreme Court Sent It's Order On Petrol Price Reduction To All Parties


Registrar of the Supreme Court says Today (19)that the Copies of the Court Order On Reducing of Petrol Lite To Rs 100 have been sent to All Parties including the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC)and to the Ministry Of Finance.Cabinet which met last night not able to take a decision on reducing the Petrol Price according to the Supreme Court Order saying that they still not received the Copy of the Court Order.Meanwhile Large Queue s have Seen In front of the Fuel Filling Stations Today like in the Previous day due to the Rumors of Petrol Shortage.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Fire Brigades Control The Fire At Lucky Plaza


Fire Brigades were able to Control the Spreading of the Fire further which broke out in Lucky Plaza Building,Colpetty which is in heart of colombo This Noon.Fire Fighters Rushed in to the Scene Soon after the Fire Broke Out.Army and the Police helped them to Rescue Dozens of Locals And Foreigners who were trapped inside the Building.The Fire is said to be started in the second floor and Spread towards the other floors afterwards.The Reason Behind the Fire is Still Not Known.

Mohan Peris Appointed As The New Attorney General


President's Counsel Mohan Peris Sworn in as Sri Lanka's New Attorney General Before the President Mahinda Rajapaksha This Morning(18).He is Currently the Legal adviser to the Ministry Of defense.The Post of the Attorney General is V accent since last October after the Former Attorney General C.R De Silva's Retirement.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Cabinet Today Summon The Supreme Court Order On Reducing The Petrol


Cabinet is Due to Meet again This Evening To Review and Taken a Decesion to Reduce the Price Of Petrol Litre to Rs.100 according to the Supreme Court Order.Supreme Court yesterday Ordered Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC) to Reduced the Petrol Litre effect from Midnight Yesterday(17) and the Copy of this order is due to send to the Cabinet Today..However Government yesterday Night said that the Price of the Petrol Litre will remain same till the Cabinet Receive the Copy of the Supreme Court Order.

World Bank Granted Rs.350 Million For Preventing The Spreading Of Avian Flu In Sri Lanka


World Bank has Granted Rs 350 Million For Take Measures to Prevent Spreading of Avian Flu In Sri Lanka Deputy Director General Of Health Services(Public Health)Dr.Palitha Mahipala Said Today(17).Health Ministry already Uplifted The Standard of the Government Hospital Laboratories,Conducting Awareness Programmes For Hospital Staff on Avian Flu and Bought medicinal Drugs for the Flu by using this Grant He Stressed.
At Present there is No Threat of Spreading Avian Flu in Sri Lanka but If the Disease is Spreading in our Neighboring India and Pakistan there is a risk of Transmitting the Disease here as well He Added.Dr.Mahipala Revealed this at a Seminar Held This Morning At the Health Education Bureau Regarding the Avian Flu.

Supreme Court Ordered To Reduced The Price Of The Petrol Litre From Tonight


Supreme Court Ordered that Petrol Prices to be reduce to Rs.100 Per Liter with the effect from Midnight Today(17).Now the Price of the Petrol Liter is Rs.134.Recently Government Reduced the Price of the Petrol Litre by Rs 20.However still the Public Transport Authorities and the Bakers are not providing the Benefit of these price reductions to the consumers by reducing the prices of Bus Tickets and Bakery Products.The Prices Of these still stands the same.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Health Minister Said That Using Of Expired Blood Kits Was A Technical Mistake


The Using of Expired Blood Kits by the National Blood Center and the Few Allied Blood Banks On Patients was a Technical Mistake and the Public Services Commission will take A Disciplinary Action against those Involved in this Incident after the end of the ongoing Inquiry Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said today(16).Charge Sheets were Issued against those who were found Responsible of Using Expired Blood Kits Minister stressed During a Press Briefing held regarding this at the National Blood Centre,Narahenpita Today.He said that People not need to panic on using those Expired Blood Kits as a Inquiry Conducted by the Special Expertise penal Found that the Patients who were Subjected for using these Blood Kits are out of danger.Some Thirty Eight Patients who were given these Blood Kits found to be Normal Minister Added.If some One Accused that due to the using of these Expired Blood Kits Caught some Infection Ministry will Arranged a Special Inquiry on that Health Minister Further Added.The Inquiry Report On The Harmful Affects Of the Expired Blood Kits conducted by the Expertise Panel Handed Over To the Health Minister Recently.