Southern Express Highway Has Generated A Record Income Of Rs.5.8 Million Withing A Day

The Ministry of Highways has today(13) announced that a record number of 24,000 vehicles have used the Southern Express Highway withing 24 hours from 6 a.m on Yesterday(12) to 6 a.m on Today (13) by generating an income of Rs.5.8 million.the number of vehicles reported as using the Southern Express Highway during last 24 hours were the highest number of vehicles that have been used the express highway in 24 hour period since it's inauguration .

 since  the fares  for using express highways have been reduced a large number of passengers are reported as  traveling through the Southern Express Highway and other highways on this festive season according to the ministry.

The reduced fares of  express highways will be effected until 25th of April.

In other days around 8700 Vehicles are traveling through the Southern Express Highway daily according to the ministry of highways.in last year (2013) alone an income around Rs.3.4 million has been generated  daily through the southern express highway  and withing  that year Rs.1200 million had earned by the government through this highway  the Central Bank reports have indicated.

Sri Lankan Woman Has Arrested At Katunayake Air Port With Smuggled Gold

A Sri Lankan Woman has been arrested by the Customs Officials at Katunayake Bandaraniake International Air Port for attempting  to smuggle 6 pieces of gold buckles and one gold stick weighing 245 grammes  out of the country.the total value of this stock of gold is Rs.1,347,500.

The suspected woman is a resident of Kalmunei and was arrested while she tried to fly to Chennai in India through Air India Flight AI274 on friday evening it has been reported.the six piece gold buckles were fitted to suspect's hand bang and the gold stick was concealed in an injection tube customs sources said.

Following the inquiry on the incident conducted by Deputy Director Of Customs ,the arrested stock of gold  was forfeited and a penalty of Rs.75,000 was imposed on the suspect.

The Charges Of Using Express Highways Are reduced From Midnight Tonight

The Charges of all categories of vehicles using express highway are due to be reduced from  midnight today(10) to 25th of April in view of Sinhala And Tamil New Year according to the  Road Development Authority.

According to the new revisions of express highway charges A reduced fee of Rs.200 will be charged from Colombo to Katunayake,Rs.400 from Matara To Kaduwela, Rs.350 from Kottawa To Matara and Rs.300 from Kottawa to Galle.

Three Hundrad PSM'S Staged A Satyagraha And A Protest Infront Of Health Ministry And UGC

Around 300 Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) have staged a one hour "Satyagraha" campaign in front of the Health Ministry this noon and then moved to the nearby University Grants Commission (UGC)building and staged a protest campaign there by demanding authorities  to stop influencing allied health science degree .

Due to this Satyagraha and Protest Campaign the roads in front of Health Ministry and University Grants Commission have been blocked for nearly two hours due to traffic it has been reported.

If the authorities fail to give a  solution for their demand by 20th of April the PSM'S will launch an island wide strike after that date the secretary of the Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine Mr.Saman Jayasekera has said.

Sri Lanka's National Parliament Has Felicitated T20 Champion Cricketers

Sri Lankan Parliament has today(09)  felicitated Sri Lankan National Cricketers who have won T20 World Cup 2014  on their visit to the house this morning  .The Cricketers lead by T20 Skipper Lasith Malinga have visited National Parliament at Battaramulla today and they were given the  red carpet welcome by  the Speaker Chamal Rajapaksha as well as both government and opposition members of  the Parliament .

Government and Opposition MP's have fully praised national cricket team  on  their great achievement by winning T20 World Cup last Sunday by beating Indians. also MP'S have  made special speeches on the victory during today's parliamentary sessions while cricketers were seated in the gallery .later the visited Cricketers  had lunch with the Parliamentarians.

Two Hundrad Health Professionals To Stage A Three Hour Satyagraha Campaign In Front Of Health Ministry

Around 200 members belongs to  Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) are due to stage a three hour satyagraha in front of the Health Ministry tomorrow (09) morning by demanding to stop reducing the study years of allied health sciences degree conducting for PSM'S and nurses.health authorities have decided to restricted  the study years of the said degree to  three years from four years the secretary of Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To The Medicine(JCPSM) Saman Jayasekera has said.

The three hour satyagraha will be held from 11 a.m to 2 p.m tomorrow he has said.the future action regarding the allied health sciences degree will be decided after this satyagraha JCPSM Secretary
has further added.

Government Midwives To Launch A Death Unto Fast Campaign Withing Next Few Days

The Government Midwives Union has decided to extend their current trade union action launched against Midwifery Training of nurses  to a death unto fast campaign withing  next few days according to union sources.

Around 720 Midwives have been voluntarily to participate this death unto fast campaign due to be held in Colombo the president of Government Midwives Union Mrs.Devika Kodituwakku has said.

Around 12,000 government Midwives are in  a continuous island wide strike since last Wednesday (02) by demanding Health Ministry to abolish it's  decision to  allow all government nurses to get midwifery training .due to this strike the Maternity and infant clinics in MOH Offices and child delivery services in maternity hospitals have paralyzed according to health sources.