Cabinet Approved Proposals To Provide Rs.100,000 Monthly Allowance For MP's And Increase Daily Attendance Allowance

The Cabinet has today (29)approved two proposals

submitted by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilake to provide a  monthly allowance of Rs.100,000 for all MP'S and to increase the daily attendance allowance to Rs.2500 it has been reported.

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has stated in Parliament yesterday (28) that he proposed to grant  Rs.100,000 allowance for all MP's to carry out their activities in electorates.

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Police Used Tear Gas And Water Canons To Disperse Protest March Of University Students

Police have used tear gas and water canons to disperse the protest march of two university student groups due to blocking the main parliament road short while ago it has been reported.

Earlier Police have advised the motorists to avoid the parliamentary road from rajagiriya to battaramulle  due to heavy traffic prevails in there as a result of the protest march.Motorists are advise to use an alternative routes to travel.

Government Doctors And Dental Surgeons To Launch an Island Wide Token Strike Tomorrow(30)

Medical Doctors and Dental Surgeons attached to government hospitals are due to launch an island wide  token strike from 08 a.m tomorrow(30) to 8 .am next day(01) by opposing the government's annual budget proposals-2017 and giving recognition to Malabe Private Medical Collage according to Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) and Government Dental Surgeons Association (GDSA).

During the strike period emergency services will be maintained as usual the two Doctors Trade Unions have announced.

Borella De Soyza Maternity ,Castle Street Maternity,Lady Ridgway Children's ,Peradeniya Sirimawo Bandaranaike Children's and Maharagama Apeksha Hospitals are excluded from tomorrow's strike the GMOA has stated.,

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Around 16.3% Of 2-19 Years Age Group in Sri Lanka Is Obese

Around 16.3%  of the children and adolescents belonging to 2-19 years age group in Sri Lanka is obese according to the Director of National Poisonous information Center in Colombo National Hospital and Consultant Physician Dr.Waruna Gunathilake.

Addressing a Media Seminar held at Health Education Bureau in Colombo this morning Dr.Gunathilake has stressed that the Obesity among st all age groups in the country is on the increase due to factors like bad food habits and Lack of exercise .

If a female's waist size is 35 inches or more and male's waist size is 40 inches or more than she/he  prone to obesity Dr.Gunathialke has stated.

People should avoid instant junk food and consume a nutritious meal  which includes vegetables,fruits,green leaves and cereals,restricting the consuming of  oil foods and have a good daily exercise to avoid obesity which can lead deadly diseases like Heart diseases,Type two Diabetes ,High Blood Preassure,High Cholesterol,Asthma and Cancers he has stressed.