One Afghan Youth Has Died And Three Other Afghan Nationals Were Drowned And Rescued While Bathing At Sea In Thalpe

A sixteen year old Afghan youth was drowned and three other Afghan Nationals were drowned and rescued while bathing at the sea in Thalpe,Habaraduwa (Southern Province)yesterday (30) according to the police.

All four Afghan Nationals who were drowned in the sea  were rescued and admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital it has been reported.The sixteen year old youth has died after being  admitted to the Hospital.

Three Mahouts Were Seriously Injured And Hospitalized Due To The Attack By Elephant At Pinnawala

Three mahouts attached to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage were seriously injured and hospitalized today(31) due to an attack of an elephant in the orphanage according to the reports.

The conditions of the three mahouts who were attacked by the elephant said to be serious.

The elephant who attacked the mahouts was being treated at the elephant orphanage for some time and had become violent today and attacked the mahouts according to sources.

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Protest March Of The Joint Opposition Has Reached Kiribathgoda- Former President Avoid Rathupaswala Area

When the "Jana Satana" Protest March (Paadha Yathra) launched by the Joint Opposition Group had passed the Rathupaswala Area today (31) where the three protestors had been killed and thirty three persons injured during a clash between residents and government forces three years ago have seen the residents in the area left dozens of water bottles on the roads in Balummahara and Rathupaswala areas for the use of protestors.

The police have somehow removed the water bottles from the roads to avoid a clash between residents and protestors it has been reported.

The Residents in Rathupaswala Area have commemorate the third year of Rathupaswala Clash today (31) which occurred when the residents in the area have demanded a clean water from the authorities during the previous government.

Due to this situation the former president Mahinda Rajapakshe who was in power when the Rathupaswala clash occurred have seen avoid participating the march when the protest march passed the area and he has later joined the march from the imbulgoda junction.

The protest march which started from Nittambuwa this morning has ended at Kiribathgoda this evening.It is due to arrive in Colombo tomorrow.

Ministry Of Health To Stop Sending Blood Samples Of Government Hospitals To Private Laboratories

The Ministry of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has decided to stop sending blood samples of the government hospital patients to Private Laboratories with effect from 01st of January 2017 the Ministry has announced today (31).

In view of the decision taken in this regard the Health Ministry has launched a programme to distribute Auto Analyzer machines to all government hospitals with laboratory facilities  for testing of blood samples it has been reported.

A large number of  blood samples of the government hospital patients are being sent to private laboratories for tests at present and due to this situation  patients have to bear the expenses of these tests according to hospital reports.

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