Indian Prime Minister Has Promised On Arrival Tourist Visas For Sri Lankans Visiting India

The visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured today (13) that with effect from Sinhalese And Hindu New Year falls on 14th of April this year India will offer Tourist Visas on arrival to Sri Lankans.During the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Managala Samaraweera's visit to India recently the Indian Government has announced the plan to offer on  arrival tourist visas to Sri Lankans for the first time.

Initially Sri Lankan government officers will receive this facility and others will follow according to the sources.

The Indian Premier arrived Sri Lanka early this morning from Mauritius and at the Air Port he was welcomed by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wikaramasinha.Later he met the Sri Lankan President Maithrpala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat and hold discussions.

Indian Prime Minister had visited Sri Lankan Parliament this evening and made a speech there,This is the first time in 27 years that an Indian Prime Minister has visited  Sri Lanka.

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Professor Bibile Commemorative Organization To Submit Amendments To The National Drugs Policy Act

The Professor Seneka Bibile Commemorative Organization has decided to submit necessary amendments to the proposed National Drug Policy Act which was passed in Parliament last week.According to the National Organizer of the Organization Dr.Jayantha Bandara they are now preparing the several amendments to the policy act.

While praising the government's efforts of enabling the national drugs policy the Professor Bibile Commemorative Organization has said that they are not satisfied the way the act was passed in the Parliament,Copies of the act should be distributed to the health trade unions and to the public to get their views Dr.Bandara Has said.The time allocated for  MP'S to examine the facts in the act too not sufficient enough he has stressed.

Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena Was Remanded Over Fraud Charges

The Attanagalle Magistrate has today(12) remanded the Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena who was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) today on financial fraud charges.Former Deputy Minister has appeared before the CID this morning on being summon to record a statement from him over his involvement in purchasing  Rs.9 million worth Stock of Steal .

  
Later he got arrested and produced before the Attangalle Magistrate.

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Nurse-PSM'S And Paramedics Have Suspended Their Token Strike

The Joint Confederation Of Nurses-Professions Supplementary To Medicine And Para Medicals have today(11) decided to suspend their Island Wide Token Strike scheduled for tomorrow (12) by demanding the Disturbance,Availability And Transport (DAT) Allowance.

As the Health Ministry has decided to send a proposal to the Finance Ministry withing one week  by requesting to pay the proposed DAT Allowance to the Nurses,PSM'S And Paramedicals the Joint Federation has decided to suspend the strike action for a week period the joint convener of the Confederation Saman Jayasekera has said.

Around 45,000 professionals representing 17 professions have planned to launch a strike tomorrow by demanding to pay them DAT Allowance he has stressed.

Former Minister Lodged A Complaint Against The Central Bank Governor

The Parliamentarian attach to the United Peoples Freedom Alliance and former Minister Mahinda Amaraweera had today(12) lodged a complaint to the Bribery Commission against the Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendren over the irregularities occurred during selling of Central Bank Bonds.

MP Amaraweera is on the view that the Central Bank Governor should have resigned to ensure the transparency of the investigations carried out by the government regarding the bond issue.Yesterday the leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) MP Sunil Handuneththi too requested the Central Bank Governor to step down from his post temporarily to ensure a fair investigation
on the issue.