Around 700-800 Prisoners To Be Pardoned To Mark Independence Day

Around 700-800 prisoners are to be pardoned to mark 66th Independence Day celebrations of Sri Lanka which falls tomorrow(04) according to the Prisons Department.

These prisoners who are to be pardoned under presidential pardon are who were imprisoned  for minor offenses and  due to not been able to pay fines department has said.the prison headquarters has today (03) finalized the list of prisoners who are due to release tomorrow.

The National Ceremony to mark Sri Lanka's Independence Day is due to be held in Kegalle in the hill country by tomorrow.

MP Anura Kumara Disanayake Has Elected As New Leader Of Leftist JVP Party

The main leftist party Janstha Wimukthi Peramuna(Peoples Liberation Front) has today(02) elected one of their senior members MP Anura Kumara Disanayake as the new leader of the party .MP Disanayake has  unanimously elected as the leader of JVP during the 7th national convention of the party held in Sugathdasa Indoor Stadium.

A new leader has elected after the former leader of JVP Somawansha Amarasinha has step down from the party leadership due to the declining voter turnout of the party during recent elections.

A new 30 member Central Committee has also been  appointed during today's party convention and the new committee is scheduled to be meet and elect posts of General Secretary, Information Secretary, Financial Secretary, Administrative Secretary, International Secretary ,National Organizer and a Political Bureau.

Prices Of Milk Powder Has Increased

The prices of Milk Powder will be  increased with effect from midnight tonight according to Ministry Of Co operatives and Internal Trade.under the new price revision the 400 Gramme pack of Milk Powder to be increased by Rs.61 and 1 Killo Gramme Of Milk Powder will increase by Rs.152 the ministry has revealed.

The price of 400 Gramme Pack of Milk Powder will be increased from Rs.325 to Rs.386 and 1 Killo Gramme of Milk Powder from Rs.810 to Rs.862 according to new price revisions.

Earlier Ministry Of Cooperatives has assured consumers that the prices of Milk Powder will not be revised per requests made by Milk Powder Companies.

Midwives Launched An Island Wide Strike By Demanding The Suspending Of Midwifery Training To Nurses

The Maternity/Child Care advisory services in rural areas and new born deliveries in labor rooms are badly affected due to the island wide continuous strike launched by Midwives today(30) according to the health sources.around 8700 midwives throughout the island launched this indefinite strike by demanding the suspending of midwifery training given to nurses.

The Health Ministry Officials have adapted a double strategy regarding the issue of midwifery training given to nurses and they have clearly given the approval for the training while trying to show to the public that  they are not supporting it the president of Government Midwives Union Mrs.Devika Kodituwakku has said.

Thousands of midwives have staged a satyagraha campaign in front of the Health Ministry in Colombo yesterday(29) by demanding the suspension of midwifery
training to the nurses.

Fourty Essential Drugs Are Out Of Stock In Government Hospitals-All Ceylon Nurses Union

Around 40 essential drugs are out of stock in government hospitals these days causing severe difficulties for the patients according to All Ceylon Nurses Union.the drugs prescribed for high blood pressure,heart diseases ,Diabetes ,Allergies and Vitamins are among the drugs which are out of stock in government hospitals the nurses union has said.

The main causes behind the  drug shortage appeared at   beginning of this  year are due to the lack of money allocated for purchasing drugs and the higher prices of drugs the president of All Ceylon Nurses Union Mr.Gamini Kumarasinha has stressed.

Government Midwives Have Suspended Supplying Reports Of Maternity/Child Health To The Government

The Government Midwives have suspended of supplying reports relate to maternity/child health and family planning status to Ministry Of Health with effect from today(27)according to Government Midwives Union.midwives have withdrawn from supplying these reports by demanding to halt the midwifery training given to all newly recruited nurses of the government hospitals the president of Midwives Union Mrs.Devika Kodituwakku has said.

According to Mrs.Kodituwakku ,due to the midwifery training given to government nurses the service of midwives has been underestimated .through suspending supplying of reports of maternity/child health and family planning status it will effect collecting date of maternity /child
health sources said.

Professions Supplementary To Medicine To Launch A Continuous Strike From Next Week

The Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM's) attach to Government Hospitals have decided to launch a Continuous Island Wide Strike action withing next week by demanding fair solutions for eight of their service demands according to Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine(JCPSM).

The General Committee of Joint Council which meet today(26) has decided to go with a strike over their demands and the executive committee of the council is to meet this coming Friday(31) to decide the date of launching the strike the secretary of JCPSM Saman Jayasekera has said.the Professions Supplementary To Medicine has compromising with Pharmacists,Medical Laboratory Technologists(MLT),Radiographers,Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists .