Nurses To Strike If Authorities Released Government Midwives from Nurses Administration

The Government Nursing Officers Association has announced that the government hospital nurses will launch an island wide strike if the health authorities have released the government midwives from the administration of nurses .if there is  such a move nurses will definitely launch a strike the president of Nursing Officers Association Saman Ratnapriya has said,

Unemployment Rate In Sri Lanka Is On the Increase-Central Bank

The Unemployment Rate in Sri Lanka has sharply increased by 0.4 percent during last year (2013) when comparing to the Unemployment Rate of  previous year(2012) according to the Central Bank Reports.the 4% unemployment rate reported from  2012 has been increased to 4.4% last year the report has indicated.

According to the Central Bank the main cause behind the increasing of country's unemployment rate is due to the  large number of new employment seekers who are entering  the job market annually
.the total number of  unemployed persons  reported  in Sri Lanka at the end of the year 2013 is 0.384 million a 0.048 million increase than  the previous year(2012) which stands as 0.336 million.

Immunization And Other Maternity /Infant Vaccines Are Not Supplied To Government Clinics As Promised?

Although the Health Ministry has announced that the immunization and other vaccines prescribe for mothers and infants can be injected through the  all maternity and infant clinics run by  government hospitals  due to the ongoing strike of government midwives ,up to now no vaccine has been supplied to these clinics as promised according to the hospital sources.

Usually these vaccines are injecting  to mothers and infants through the MOH (Medical Officers Of Health)Offices throughout the island by midwives.due to the island wide continuous strike launched by the midwives from 02nd of April   injecting  of  these vaccines have been  suspended in these offices as the midwives have locked the MOH Office Clinics and taken the keys with them health source said
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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.