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Colombo Chief Magistrate Has Acquitted Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike From A Case Filed By Bribery Commission

The Colombo Magistrate Court has today(19) acquitted   the Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranaike from the case filed by Bribery Commission over a failure to declare her assets and liabilities accurately .

The Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya  has acquitted  the Former Chief Justice over the charge after Bribery Commission has decided to withdraw the charge sheet against her.

After releasing from the charge The Colombo Chief Magistrate has also ordered to lifting  the ban imposed on former chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake   from travelling abroad and to release her passport.

Sri Lankan President Has Arrived In Austria For A Three Day State Visit

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena who arrived in Austria for a three day state visit yesterday(18) had met Austrian President Heinz Fischer this evening and held bi lateral talks at Presidential Palace in Vienna.

After the talks President Sirisena is due to visit Austrian Chamber Of Commerce to address Austrian Investors and scheduled to meet Sri Lankan Community in Austria and well wishers later today(19) it has been reported.

After conclusion of his three day state visit to Germany,Sri Lankan President has arrived in Austria yesterday .

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A Severe Shortage Of 36,430 Nurses Prevails In Government Hospitals -All Ceylon Nurses Union

There's a Severe Shortage of around 36,430 Nurses in Government Hospitals throughout the island at present according to the President Of All Ceylon Nurses Union Mr.Gamini Kumarasinghe.

Although the World Health Organization(WHO) has been recommended that there should be 64,430 Nurses available in government hospitals only 28,000 Nurses are available in Hospitals at present Mr.Kumarasinghe has said.

Due to the severe shortage of Nurses prevails in Government Hospitals these days a Single Nurse need to cover the work of three nurses he has revealed.

The new entrants recruited for Nurses Training annually  too are not sufficient to ease the nurses shortage the President of the Nurses Union has stressed.

The All Ceylon Nurses Union has decided to conduct a massive protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine on next Tuesday by demanding solutions for several demands of Government Nurses including the severe nurses shortage and the establishing of  the proposed new Nursing Constitution.

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