Police Constables Have Arrested Innocent Girls Dressed Up In Western Cloths And Loitering In Public Places By Suspecting Them As Prostitutes"-SSP Ajith Rohana

"Sri Lankan Police Constables have sometimes arrested  innocent girls who are dressed up in   Western Cloths and loitering in Public Places by suspecting them as Prostitutes" the former Police Media Spokesman and Senior Superintendent Of Police Ajith Rohana has revealed today(30).

"Just because girls are loitering in public places by wearing western cloths and applied lipstick not mean they are subjected to be suspects as prostitutes "he said.

Addressing a Media Forum meeting"HIV/AIDS and Advocacy" held at the Auditorium Of Sri Lanka Family Planning Association in Colombo -07 today  ,the former Police Media Spokesman has said the reason behind arresting innocent girls by suspecting them as prostitutes is none other than a lack of knowledge police officers are having regarding  prostitutes.

"Sometimes Police have arrested  persons who are carrying condoms with them .  Condom is a medical device and one can't categorized a person carrying a condom as  a prostitute .Condom is not a symbol to identify a prostitute as not only prostitutes but normal people too sometimes may have carry a condom with them "he has stressed.

LANDSCAPE PAINTING "A SCOTTISH CASTLE " BY YESTERYEAR ITALIAN ARTIST LEONARDO DA VINCI(1452-1519)

DNA Test Reports Of First Two Suspects Of The Five Year Old Girl's Murder Handed Over To Minuwangoda Magistrate

The DNA Test Reports of the first two suspects arrested over the rape and murder of five year old Seya Sademini of Kotadeniyawa area have been handed over to the Minuwangoda Magistrate this morning (30).

The DNA Test Reports of first two suspects of the murder case ,17 year old School Boy and another resident of Kotadeniyawa Area have been handed over under this by CID Officers in Negambo according to sources.

The court case filed on the murder of  five year old girl is due to be summoned this Friday at Minuwangoda Magistrate Court.

The two suspects have been produced before the Negambo Judicial Medical Officer(JMO) today for a medical examination as they have complained to the Court that Police Officers have assaulted them Whilst in remand.

LYRICS OF POPULAR SONG SUNG BY LATE VISHARADA GUNADASA KAPUGE

New Reforms To Be Introduced To Increase Female Representation In Local Politics-Prime Minister Wikramasinghe

New Reforms are to be introduced to increase the number of members in  local government bodies including provincial councils and allocate 25% for female representatives before forthcoming local  government election scheduled be held on next March according to Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

Due to the low percentage of female representation in local government bodies,government is currently discussing the ways of increasing female representation in local government bodies Prime Minister has stated.
 
"Although 51% of the country's population is females .Not even  dozen females are there in the Parliament .Government is currently working towards increasing the female representation in local politics "Prime Minister has further said.

Prime Minister has revealed this while addressing a function held at Elections Department today(30).

Colombo High Court Has Sentenced Two LTTE Suspects Of Town Hall Blast In 1999, 290 And 300 Year Rigorous Imprisonment

The Colombo High Court has today(30) sentenced the two main LTTE Suspects V.Vradaraja and C.I Ragupathy who found guilty for the Town Hall Suicidal Bomb Blast occurred in 1999 ,a rigorous imprisonment of 290 and 300 years respectively to be served in 30 years .

The Suicidal Bomb Blast occurred in 1999 at an election rally held in Town Hall killed 22 persons including two camera assistants attach to electronic media and injured many including former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge who lost the sight of  one of her  eyes due to the blast.

However the third suspect Wasanthi Ragupathy  has been released due to lack of evidence against her .The Attorney General had acquitted 190 charges against the main suspects.

Around 2500 Breast Cancer Patients Are Being Identified Annually In Sri Lanka And 800 Of Them Die-Dr.Mahipala

Around 2500 Breast Cancer Patients are being identified annually from Sri Lanka and 800 of them die due to the identification of the disease at later stage according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala.

The majority of the Breast Cancer Patients identified from Sri Lanka are elderly females and the disease amongst the younger females here are also on the increase Dr.Mahipala has stressed.

Even the Breast Cancer amongst males too are on the increase and due to this fact males too should be on alert on the disease Local Oncologists have stated.

In the globe around 1.8 million Breast Cancer Patients are being identified annually according to the statistics.

If there is a a suspicious symptom/symptoms related to Breast Cancer the patient should seek medical advise without any delay Oncologists have said."People can visit one of the  324 "Suwa Nari" clinics Which providing testing facilities of breast cancer free of charge ,functioned at MOH(Medical Officer On Health) Offices throughout the island every Saturday" and check their status of the disease they have said.