Sri Lankan Sprinter Nimali Bags Bronze Medal In 800 Meters Women s Final At Asian Championships

Sri Lankan Sprinter K.L.A Nimali has won the Bronze Medal in 800 Meters Women's Final  worked out this evening in the 21 st Asian Athletic Championships currently underway in Wuhan City of  China.It's the first medal Sri Lanka has won in the championships so far.

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Nine Police OIC'S Including OIC Of Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division Were Transferred

Nine Police OIC'S (Officers In Charge) including the OIC of Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division(FCID) have been transferred with effect from today(07) according to the Police Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekere.The transferring of the OIC in Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division drew attention to many as the the Division carried out large scale financial corruptions occurred during the previous government.

The Division it self arrested several politicians in the previous government including the former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe for alleged financial crimes.

The main opposition United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) has criticized the division heavily during last couple of weeks and charged the FCID was established under the recommendation of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha to hunting  down politicians of the previous government.The special Police Unit was established by a sub committee appointed by the Prime Minister Ranil Wikaramasinha,

Four Killed And Thirteen Injured Due To A Van They Were Traveled In Fell Down A Precipice

Four Persons were killed and 13 others were injured as the Van they were traveled in veered off the Road and fell down a Precipice at Semuwatte Area In Matale District(Hill Country)this afternoon according to the Police.Two Women and Two men were killed due to this accident.

The injured were admitted to the Kandy Teaching  Hospital for the treatment.

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Nutritional Problems Increased The Overweight,Obesity And Thinness Among Sri Lankans Males And Females

Due to the Nutritional Problems ,Overweight,Obesity and Thinness  among st the Sri Lankan males and females  belonging to the age group 18-59 are on increase according to the latest nutrition survey.

The latest survey results have shown that the overweight among st Sri Lankan Males and Females of the 18-59 age group is 22% and 24.6% receptively and obesity is 4.2% and 6.9% among st males and females of the said age group.The Thinness among st males belonging to  the said age group in Sri Lanka  is 16.2% the survey has revealed.

Only 81 MP'S Have Signed The No Confidence Motion Against Premier- Finance Minister Karunanayake

Sri Lankan Parliament

Although some opposition MP'S who were handed over the no confidence motion to the speaker  against prime minister Ranil Wikramasinha have stated that around 112 MP'S have signed the motion only 81 MP'S have put their signatures on that motion according to Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake.

The finance minister has said at a function held in the official residence of Prime Minister ,The Temple Trees today(06) that according to the reliable sources majority of MP'S in the parliament have not signed the motion.The Minister has challenged the opposition to present the no confidence motion to the parliament soon.

Meanwhile an opposition MP ,Bandula Gunawardene has said today during a press briefing held in Colombo that around 120 MP'S have agreed to signed the no confidence motion.