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A Youth Who Was Arrested And Remanded Over Making Death Threats To Three Country Leaders Through FB Released On Bail

The Youth who was arrested and remanded over making death threats to President,Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader in the Country has been released on bail today(30) by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Atygala.

The suspected Youth was released on two personal bails of Rs.100,000 each by the Magistrate after been produced before the Court today.

However the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)had opposed the granting of bail to the suspects as the investigation are still underway regarding the incident.

The case  is due to be taken up for hearing on 13th of January.

Navy Have Arrested Ten Local Fishermen Who Were Illegally Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy Personal have arrested 10 local fishermen who were illegally fishing in Sri Lankan seas off  Mannar(Northern Province) by using banned fishing nets.

Accordingly Navy Personal have arrested 05 local fishermen involved in illegal fishing near Ceynor Jetty in Mandathivu and another 05 fishermen were arrested at Thalvupadu in Mannar.

The arrested Fishermen along with banned fishing nets used by them were handed over to the Fisheries Inspectors Office at Mandathivu and the assistant fisheries director's offcie  in Mannar for future course of action.

Five Imprisoned Policemen Were Further Remanded Over The Killing Of Two Jaffna University Students

The fiver Policemen who were arrested and remanded over the killing of two Jaffna University Students  had been further remanded until 13th of January by the Jaffna District Court Judge S.Sadeeshwaren.

The Jaffna District Judge had also rejected a request made regarding   granting of bail for the five suspected Policemen  .

The Judge has also directed the authorities to keep the five suspects in Anuradhapura(North Central Province) Prison and provide them the required security.

The suspected Policemen were arrested and remanded over the killing of two Jaffna University Students on 21st of October at Chunnakam,Jaffna.

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Health Minister To Reduce Prices Of Essential Surgical Items

Minister Of  Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has decided to reduce the prices of essential surgical items including Artificial Eye Lenses recommended for Cataract patients in private hospitals through a price control mechanism according to the Ministry Of Health.

Accordingly Minister Dr.Senaratne has advised the Independant Drug Regulatory Authority to prepare a price mechanism to reduce prices of essential surgical items recommended for patients.

Under this programme prices of Artificial Cataract eye lenses due to be reduced to Rs.10,000 per lense from it's current price of Rs.25,000 as a fist step the Health Ministry has stated .

Catarct lenses are imported from India for Rs.6000 per lens and sold to patients Rs.25,000 per lens it has been revelaed.As many complaints recived from Cataract Patients regarding the higher prices of Cataract lenses ,Health Minister has decided to reduce the prices of lenses through a price mechanism Ministry has revealed.