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Sri Lanka Becomes The Number One Country In South Asia Which Having Lowest Pregnancy Related Maternal Death Rate

Sri Lanka has become the Number One Country in the  South Asian Region  that having the lowest maternal death rate among pregnant mothers with pregnancy related maternal death rate has been reduced by 15% during last few years alone according to the Consultant Community Physician attach to the Family Health Bureau Dr.Kapila Jayaratne.

According to the latest survey carried out by the Family Health Bureau ,in the year 2012 around 134 pregnancy related maternal deaths have been reported from the country and that number has been  significantly reduced in 2013 with 119 maternal deaths.

The major causes of the pregnancy related maternal deaths in Sri Lanka are  Heart Diseases,Pneumonia and other physical illnesses according to Dr.Jayaratne who is also the national programme manager of the maternal and child morbidity and mortality surveillance of the family  health  bureau.The maternal deaths during pregnancy occur due to the bleeding,high blood pressure and abortions  have been significantly reduced due to the good quality  maternal services provided by local hospitals and maternal units he has stressed.

The high quality maternal services provided through the government hospitals and maternal units in Sri Lanka are equal to those in developed countries he has further said.

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Ministry Of Justice To Offer Justice Of Peace Titles To 460 Veteran Personal Who Brought Glory At International Level

The Ministry Of Justice has decided to offer Titles of  Justice Of Peace to Veteran Sports Personal,Cinema Artists and Journalists who have brought glory to Sri Lanka at  International Level according to the Minister Of Justice Wijedasa Rajapakshe.

Ministry Of Justice had planned to implement this special programme  of offering Justice Of Peace Titles  to around 460 personal during  next two weeks.Under this programme around 260 Sports Personal nominated by National Sports Bodies,100 Cinema Artists nominated by National Film Corporation and 100 Journalists nominated by Major Media Associations will receive the Justice Of Peace Titles the minister has said.

The Justice Of Peace known as JP is a Title given by the Justice Ministry to personal in almost every field and those who are receiving the title are eligible to certify an impotent documents at national level.

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National Cricket Selectors Headed By Chief Selector Sanath Jaysuriya Have Decided To Resign From Their Posts

The all six members of the National Cricket Selection  Committee of Sri Lanka  including the President of the Committee the Former Sri Lankan Star Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya have  today (03) announced that they will be resigned for their posts pave the way to the new administrators of the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee to appoint a new panel of cricket selectors.

Chief Selector Sanath Jayasuriya has already tendered his resignation to the Sports And Tourism Minister Naveen Dissanayake it has been reported.

The rest of the selection committee including the former cricketers Hashan Thilakeratne,Pramodaya Wikramasinha,Hematha Wikramaratne,Eric Upashantha and Chaminda Mendis are due to be tendered their resignations reports said.

During the recently concluded ICC World Cup Cricket Tournament held  in Austarlia and New Zealand ,the controversial selections made by the national cricket selectors for the national cricket team especially for the crucial matches have been heavily criticized by the local media.

The Cricket Selectors due to be resigned were appointed by the Sports Minister of the Former Government Mahindananda Aluthgamage .

A Partial Lunar Eclipse To Be Visible To Sri Lanka Tomorrow(04)

A Partial Lunar Eclipse is due to be visible to Sri Lanka tomorrow(04) with the moon rising from the Eastern Horizon around 6.18 p.m and will be there till 7.15 p.m.The Eclipse will begin at 2.31 P.M in Sri Lankan Standard Time and due to be ended at 8.29 P.M.

As this Lunar Eclipse occurs during the day time only the later part  of the eclipse is visible to Sri Lanka Local Scientists have said.After 7.15 p.m tomorrow as the Moon is entering to Penumbra
no eclipse will be visible except the little dimming of moon light they have stated.

According to the Professor Chandana Jayaratne of the Department Of  Physics  In University Of Colombo the lunar eclipse will be ended at 8.29 p.m local time with the moon leaving the penumbral part of the eclipse.As the total time of the eclipse is 5 minutes it will be the shortest lunar eclipse in the 21st Century Professor Jayaratne has stressed.

The entire lunar eclipse will be visible to the people in North America,New Zealand,Australia and Eastern Asia he has said.