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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

National List MP Of The United National Party Has Resigned From His Parliamentary Seat

Sri Lankan Parliament

The National List MP of the governing United National Party(UNP) Dr. A R.A Hafeez has resigned from his Parliamentary Seat with effect from yesterday(19) .The reason behind his resignation has not been disclosed as yet.

Resigned MP Dr.Hafeez is the brother of the leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister Rauff Hakeem.

FAMOUS QUOTE ON ART

"STUDY FOR IMPRESSION 8" (1909) A FAMOUS ART WORK OF YESTERYEAR RUSSIAN ABSTRACT ARTIST WASSILY KANDINSKY(1866-1944)

THIS FAMOUS OIL PAINTING SHOWS A SCENE OF PILGRIMS GATHERED OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF ONCE RUSSIAN DOMINATED CITY OF KIEV.THE PAINTING HAS BEEN SOLD FOR US DOLLARS 20.9 MILLION AT A AUCTION HELD IN SOTHEBY'S IN 1990.

Police Department To Take Disciplinary Action Against OIC Of Warakapola Police Station For Reporting To Duty Under The Influence Of Alcohol

The Police Department has decided to take a Disciplinary Action against the Officer In Charge (OIC) of Warakapola(In Central Province) Police for reporting to the Duty under influence of Alcohol.

The OIC of the Warakapola Police has been produced before the Additional Judicial Medical Officer(JMO)of the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital this morning for a test under the directive of Assistant Superintendent Of Police(ASP) in Kurunagala District and the Additional JMO has confirmed through the test report that OIC was under the Influence Of Alcohol.

The Kurunagala ASP has ordered the Warakapola OIC to undergo the Alcohol Test per a tip off received by him that the OIC has been reported to work yesterday(18) under the influence of Alcohol.

A Severe Shortage Of Around 30,000 Nurses Prevails In Government Hospitals

There's a severe shortage of around 30,000 Nurses in the Government Hospitals Island Wide at present according to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine.

Due to the Nurses Shortage some special units,wards,ICU'S and Theaters in Government Hospitals in urban and rural areas are functioning with difficulties it has been reported

The required number of Nurses estimated for Government Hospitals is around 65,000 and at present the Hospitals are having only around 35,000 Nurses the Ministry has said.Around 4500 new Nurses are passing out from Government Nurses Training Collages annually and that number is not sufficient to fill the Nurses Shortage Health Ministry has stressed.

According to the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne steps have been taken to train more
Graduate Nurses in view of overcoming the Nurses Shortage and in that aspect the Nurses Training College in Sri Jaywardenapura -Kotte is due to be converted into a Nursing Faculty.