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Friday, November 4, 2016

Five Police Officers Further Remanded Over The Deaths Of Two Jaffna University Students

The five Police Officers who have arrested and remanded over the killing of two Students attached to Jaffna University had been further remanded until 18th of November by the Jaffna Magistrate today(04).

The suspected five Police Officers had been arrested on 21 st of October over a gun shooting incident occurred in previous night at the Police check point in Kokuvil,Kulappidy Junction,Jaffna which killed the two University Students.

Police Department has interdicted the five police officers afterwards.Criminal Investigations Division(CID) is conducting an investigation on the deaths of two Jaffna University Students.

The Body Of The Late Singer Pandith W.A.D Amaradeva Brought To The Independence Square

Independence Square

The body of the late Singer and Musician Pandith W.A.D.Amaradeva is now lie at Independence Square in Colombo for public to pay their last respect.

The casket carrying the body of late Pandith Amaradeva was brought to the Independence Square this morning through a procession started from Jayaratne Funeral Parlor.At the Independence Square Grounds President Maithripala Sirisena and several MP's sprinkle flowers to the casket it has been reported.

Pubic is allowed to pay their last respect to this great musician produced by Sri Lanka until 3 p.m tomorrow(05) the funeral committee has announced.

The cremation of the late Amaradeva will be taken place at 6 p.m tomorrow at the Independence Square.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Health Ministry Introduced Two Hot Lines For Public To Make Complaints On Pharmacies And Institutions Not Selling 48 Price Reduced Drugs For Given Prices

The Ministry of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has today(04) introduced two hotline numbers for public to make complaints on pharmacies and institutions not selling the 48 price reduced essential Drugs for the reduced prices.

Accordingly public can make complaints to the hotline numbers 0113071073 and 0113092269 if a pharmacy or an institution selling the price reduced Drugs for higher prices not to the reduced prices the Ministry has stated.

The Ministry Of Health has reduced the prices of 48 widely used essential drugs prescribed mainly for non communicable diseases through a special gazette notification issued on 21 st of October under the National Drug Policy.

The Public Health Inspectors and Food and Drug Inspectors are advised to check the pharmacies and Drug Selling Institutions throughout the island to find out whether these institutes given the benefit of price reduction of Drugs to the public according to the Ministry.

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Government Decided To Settle Hospital Expenses Of Jayawardenapura Hospital For The Treatment Provided For Late Pandith Amaradeva

As a respect to the late Pandith W.D.Amaradeva President Maithripala Sirisena has yesterday (03) given instructions to Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne to take steps to settle the expenses through the Ministry Of Health which need to pay for Kotte Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital for the treatment meted out to the late singer after admitting him last morning following a cardiac arrest.

After the late singer admitted to the hospital he had undergone urgent surgery at the hospital and for that need to pay Rs.469,000 to the hospital it has been reported.

President has given instructions to the Health Minister not to charge the hospital fee from late Amaradeva's family and the president's message was conveyed to the Jayawardenapura hospital authorities by the Health Minister, the Ministry Of Health has announced.