Duty Free Vehicle Permits Have Been Suspended From 21st Of November

The Duty Free Vehicle Permits offered under different schemes to professionals and Parliamentarians have been suspended with effect from 21st of November according to Ministry Of Finance.

Due to this the letter of credit for those who have obtained the Duty Free Vehicle Permits on or before 20th of November should be opened before 31st Of December the Ministry has said.

The Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has suggested to abolish the Duty Free Vehicle Permits offered to Professionals and Parliamentarians through the 2016-Budget as due to these permits Government is loosing revenue around Rs.40 Billion annually. 

One Person Was Killed As A Tree Fell on To A Moving Motor Bicycle And Two Three Whealers At Dematagoda

A person on Motor Bicycle was killed  as A Tree had fell on to his moving bicycle and  two Three Whealers at Baseline Road in Dematagoda(In Colombo District)this evening .

The accident has occurred in front of Railway Grounds near Welikada Prison in Dematagoda and the deceased succumbed to his injuries after getting admitted to Colombo -National Hospital Accident Ward with serous injuries according to the Police.

A severe traffic has been reported in the area for few hours due to this accident and Police have advised the motorists to use alternative routes.

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Due To The Lack Of Money Allocated For Health Sector Through The Budget Drugs And Surgical Item Shortage In Govt,Hospitals Will Continue-Nurses Union

Due to the allocating less money for the Health Sector from  2016- Annual Budget Proposals the Drugs and Surgical Item shortage as well as the Health Staff shortage prevailing in Government Hospitals at present will continue during  next year as well according to All Ceylon Nurses Union.

Besides this innocent patients who are  bear   around 60% of the total expenditure of Government Hospitals at present due to drugs and surgical items shortage ,will have to increase the expenditure further due to the lack of money allocated for the Health Sector for next year  which is around 1.5 % from the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) the union has stressed.

The All Ceylon Nurses Union has named the 2016-Annual Budget Proposals presented to Parliament on last Friday(20) as a Budget without future vision and a National Plan for Health Sector.

A FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR ITALIAN ARTIST LEONARDO DA VINCI(1452-1519)

Sri Lankan Coastal Line Trains From Colombo Fort Railway Station Have Been Terminated Due To A Derailment

Sri Lankan Coastal Line Trains from Colombo Fort Railway Station have been terminated at the Kalutara (In Western Province) Railway Station since this evening due to a derailment occurred between Payagala and Beruwala Railway Stations according to Sri Lanka Railways.

Due to the situation all four night mail trains scheduled to commence from Fort Railway Station have been limited to Kalutara Railway Station and the authorities have reimbursed  the ticket money  of  passengers.