HEALTH TIP

Legal Action Finalized For 1050 Premises Which Maintaining Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places During First Three Days Of The Mosquito Control Week

During the raids carried out in first three days(29,30,31st of March) of the National Mosquito Control Week island wide   the authorities have identified 5378 premises that maintained Dengue Mosquito Breading Places and decided to take legal action against 1050 premises according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine.

During the first three days of the Mosquito Control Weak a total number of 346,508 premises have been checked and notices were issued to 14,401 premises which having risk of breeding dengue mosquitoes the Ministry has stated.

Around 3000 Teams comprising with more  than 20,000 Health Personal and members of Tri Forces and Police are involving in the raids carrying  out under the mosquito control week.

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Minister Arjuna Ranathunge Requested The President And PM To Dissolve The Cricket Board

The Minister of Ports and Shipping and former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Arjuna Ranathunge has yesterday (01) requested President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to dissolve the present Cricket Board and appoint an Interim Committee to administer Sri Lanka's Cricket.

This is the best solution for the crisis faced by Sri Lankan Cricket at present Minister Ranathunge has stressed.

If an Interim Cricket Committee has been appointed in view of  developing Cricket in Sri Lanka Minister Ranathunge has stated that he will give the leadership to  the committee 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Bribery Commission Has Filed A Case At Courts Against Former Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman And Two Others

The Bribery Commission has yesterday(01) filed a case at Colombo Magistrate Court against the former Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman Dr.Priyath Bandu Wikrama and two others regarding allegedly employing 319 Ports Authority Employees for election work during last years's Presidential Election. 

According to the Bribery Commission the former Sri Lanka Ports Authority Chairman and two others are responsible for employing the 319 Ports Authority workers for election work during the period October 2014 to January 2015 which caused a loss of Rs.65 million to Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

As a response to the Bribery Commission's request the Colombo Additional Magistrate has issued notices to former Ports Authority Chairman and two others to appear before the court.

Imprisoned Former Eastern Provincial Chief Minister Pillayan Has Been Further Remanded

The former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province Sivannasathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan who is in remand over the killing of former TNA(Tamil National Alliance) Parliamentarian Joseph Pararajasingham has been further remanded until 28th of April by the Batticloe Magistrate Court yesterday(01).

The former Eastern Province Chief Minister was produced before the Batticloe Magistrate Court yesterday(01).

Pillayan was charged over the killing of  former TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham who was shot dead on 2005.