Government Hospital PSM'S Planning To Resume Their Suspended Strike Action

The Government Hospital Professions Supplementary To Medicine (PSM'S) who have suspended their strike action  a week ago due to the  Enjoining Order issued by Colombo District Court is to resume their trade union action soon a reliable sources attached to Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine(JCPSM) revealed today(30).

The Executive Board of  Joint Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow(31) to discuss the way they are  going to Resume their strike action  after court has decided to extended the Enjoining Order .PSM's compromising Government Pharmacists,Radiographers,Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT'S),Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists due to resume their strike demanding solutions for 10 of their service demands.

12,000 G.CE O/L Students Failed All Their Subjects

While admitting that the first place of G.C.E Ordinary Level 2011 Examination goes to a female student of Visakha Collage,Colombo ,Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said that  little more than 12,000 students who sat for G.C.E Ordinary Level Exam 2011 failed  all their subjects.

The Examination  Results of 463 O/L  Students were suspended due to various reasons the minister has stressed.

16 Drugs And Surgicals Including Saline Out Of Stock At Karapitiya Hospital

Around 16 essential Drugs and Surgical s including life saving Saline are out of stock these days in one of the largest government hospitals of Southern Province the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital according to hospital sources.Due to this shortage the Hospital Doctors are prescribing patients to buy out of stock drug items from private sector the sources added.

The out of stock drugs at Karapitiya Hospital including Diabetic Drug 'Metfomin', Pressure Tablet "Atenalol",Cholesterol Drug "Atovastatin" and "HCT' .Sometimes these drugs have not seen in Private Pharmacies as well causing further trouble for patients  hospital sources said.

Ceylon Workers Congress Leader Thondaman Resigned From His Ministerial Portfolio

The leader of Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) and Minister of Live Stock and Rural Community Development Mr.Arumugam Thondaman has resigned from his Ministerial Portfolio this evening.His resignation letter was sent to President Mahinda Rajapaksha however the President was not accepted his letter the sources said.

The CWC Leader tendered his resignation due to the re appointment of his Ministry Official whom he had sacked from his post recently it has been reported.Mr.Thondaman has also handed over his official vehicle to the authorities following his resignation

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