CID Has Requested The Permission Of Parliamentary Speaker To Question MP Geetha Kumarasinghe On Her Dual Citizenship Status

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has requested the permission of Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to Question the Galle District(In Southern Province)MP of United Peoples Freedom Alliance and former actress Geetha Kumarasinghe regarding the allegation leveled against her on holding Dual Citizenship in Sri Lanka and in Switzerland.

According to the Provisions of  newly implemented 19th Amendment Sri Lankan Citizens who possesses Dual Citizenship in an another country are not eligible to contest  in local elections.

MP Kumarasinghe who has been elected to Parliament from Galle District at the recently concluded General Elections for the first time would loose her parliamentary seat if she found guilty for the allegation leveled against her.However she had served as a  Provincial Council Member  of Southern Provincial Council prior to the General Election held in 17th of August this year.

Meanwhile Four Petitioners have filed a court case too against MP Kumarasinghe regarding the same
allegation .

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Health Minister Has Requested The Traditional Ayurveda Doctors To Produce Their Ancient Traditional Herbal Medicines For Patent Rights

The Minister Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has requested the Traditional Ayurveda Doctors (Paramparika Doctors) in the country to produce their ancient herbal  medicine prescriptions which can cure so many incurable non communicable diseases  before the Health Ministry for a purpose of issuing Patent Licences for  Prescription Owners.

The Health Ministry is ready to preserve these ancient herbal medicine prescriptions for the benefit of future generations and ready to honor these traditional doctors with awards Health Minister has stated.

"The Traditional Ayurvedic Medicine Can cure so many non communicable diseases like Cancers,Heart Diseases,Cholesterol and Diabetes which the western medicine not able  to treat effectively and due to this  ,traditional ayurveda doctors should be protected as treasures  of the country " Minister has stressed.

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Kandy Magistrate Has Ordered To Remand The Suspected Daughter Who Held Her Father Inside A Dog's Cage

The Kandy Magistrate has ordered yesterday(19) to further remanded  the 42 year old daughter who was detained last week for allegedly locking  her father inside a Dog's Cage at Balagolla in Kandy District.

The suspected daughter has been remanded until 02nd of November and due to be produced before Kandy Magistrate Court on that day.

The father who was living inside a dog's cage made by metal bars and bricks has been receiving treatment at Manikhinna Base Hospital in Kandy District.The police have arrested the suspected daughter after a member of the police patrolling  team has spotted the 73 year old father who was held inside the dog's cage,

"VIEW OF THE GALLE- FACE ESPLANADE FROM COLOMBO FORT"(1854) A FAMOUS YESTERYEAR PAINTING OF BRITISH ARTIST JOHN WEST GILES

THIS  STUNNING  COLORFUL ARTWORK WAS DONE BY  19TH CENTURY  BRITISH PAINTER JOHN WEST GILES.LOVE THIS PAINTING.

Land Slides Warning Has Been Issued For Ten Districts Due To Adverse Weather Condition Prevails In The Country

The Disaster Management Center(DMC) has issued landslides warning for ten districts in the island as current adverse weather condition is expected to continue in most parts of the island within next 24 hours as well.

According to DMC the landslides warning has been issued for Galle,Matara,Hambanthota,Kegalle,Ratnapura,Kandy,Nuwara Eliya,Matale,Badulle and Kalutara Districts.

The people living in the said districts have been advised to be in alert on man made slopes,all the mountains and Roads within their living area DMC has stated.