Health Minister To Form Presidential Task Force In Nutrition

Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has said today  that he will form a special Presidential Task Force in Nutrition to tackle Malnutrition and other nutrition related problems in Sri Lanka in Next January.Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Nutrition Information Center first of it's kind here at the Medical Research Institute,Colombo the minister has stressed that the District which has played major role in  Development of Sri Lanka Colombo District is the worst affected District with nutrition problems when comparing to other Districts in the country.

This was due to the bad food habits of it's citizens he stressed. Health Minister also said that this nutrition center and the official web site of the center launched today will help the people in  Colombo District who are access to the web sites regularly to get correct information on nutrition and good food habits.

Supreme Court Issued An Interim Order To Suspend General Fonseka's Appeal Court Case On His Parliamentary Seat

Supreme Court today issued an interim order suspending the Court case regarding vacating of General Sarath Fonseka's Parliamentary Seat filed in Appeals Court with immediate effect. By issuing the interim order Supreme Court has said the suspending the Appeals Court case will valid till verdict is given on the legitimacy of General Fonseka's Court Martial.

The Supreme Court trial  on Legitimacy of General Fonseka's Court Martial will held according to the sources.

A Meteor Shower To Be Fall

A meteor Shower is to be lighten the skys during dawn of this Wednesday and Thursday according to the Arthur C Clark institute of modern technologies.It will be visible in both days institute has further added.

Sri Lanka Probing A Case On Torturing Their House Maid In Jordan

The Foreign Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka is investigating an allegations made  by a Sri Lankan House Maid working in Jorden stating that her employer forced her to swallow six nails.According to the President of the     Foreign Employment Bureau Kingsly Ranawaka the bureau is waiting a medical report on Sri Lankan house maid's allegation and after receiving the medical report they will go to the next step.

This was the third such case reported from Sri Lankan Hose Maids work in  Arabic Countries during recent weeks .Preveiously  two House Maids worked in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait returned to Sri Lanka with nails inside their bodies.

Sri Lankan Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist Failed Second Urine Test

Sri Lankan Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist Manju Wanniarachchi's B urine sample also tested positive for the banned substance Nandrolone according to the Sri Lanka Boxing Association.Manju who won the Bantemweight section in the 56 KG Catagory Gold Medal at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in New Delhi,India failed the first Drug Test for the banned substance.

OPD's Of 40 Government Hospitals To Extend Their Services Till 8 P.M From Tomorrow

OPD'S(Out Door Patient Departments) of all Hospitals belongs to the Ministry Of Health will open till 8 p.m from Mondays to Saturdays including Public Holidays with effect from tomorrow(15) according to the Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Ravindra Ruberu.Normally OPD'S are functioning 8 A.M to 4 P.M in Weekdays and 8 A.M to 12 Noon during weekends and public holidays.

Under this around 40 Hospitals run by the Health Ministry will open their OPD Pharmacies  to patients till 8 P.M from tomorrow  and a doctor will be there at the OPD till that time for an On Call services.

According to Health Secretary OPD's in  Government Hospitals run by Provincial Councils will open till 8 P.M once the shortage of Pharmacists and other health staff occurred in these hospitals is sort out.

Section Of The Public Offices And Schools To Be Closed In 19th Of November

The Government has decided to close down all Public Offices and Schools in  Colombo-01,2,3 and 4 divisions on  10th of November in the view of marking President Mahinda Rajapaksha's swearing in ceremony for  second term in office.