"Around 75% Of The Overweight Pregnant Females In Sri Lanka Are Being Consuming Six Meals Per Day And Increase The Risk Of Getting Diabetes"-Dr.Renuka Jayathissa

Around 75% of the overweight Sri Lankan pregnant females  are being consuming six meals per day although doctors have  recommended them only to consume  three major  meals per day, and increased the risk of getting diabetes and other nutritional disorders to them as well as to their new born infants  according to a latest island wide survey carried out on local pregnant females  ,Medical Nutritionist attached to the Medical Research Institute in Colombo Dr.Renuka Jayathissa has told this writer today(27).

According to the survey  around 24% out of the  approx 380,000 females getting pregnant in Sri Lanka annually are overweight .

Doctors have advised these overweight pregnant females  to consume more food items containing  protein such as Fish and Eggs so they will not get hungry much in the day and to consume three major meals per day with lots of green leaves,vegetables and fruits which they dont consider as essential  Dr.Jayathissa has stressed.

According to Dr.Jayathissa around 73% of the overweight pregnant females in the country have consumed an extra morning meal, 87% an evening meal and 10% an extra night meal prior to sleep.

A 15 Hour Long Water Cut To Be Imposed In Colombo On Wednesday

There will be a 15 hour long water cut implemented  in areas of  Colombo supplied water from Ambathale Water Purification plant  on this Wednesday(29) according to the National Water supplies and drainage board.The water cut will be implemented in areas of  Colombo,Kotte,Dehiwala,Kaduwela,Boralesgamuwa,Maharagama,Kolonnawa,Mulleriyawa,Kotikawatte and Rathmalana from 9 a.m in the morning to 12 in the midnight.
 
The cause for this  water cut  is the power cut imposed in Ambathale Water purification plant by the Ceylon Electricity Board over a maintenance work Water Board has announced.

A Person With Two Kilo Grammes Of Brown Sugar Arrested In Valvettithurai

 Officers attached to the Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka Navy along with the officials of Excise Department  had today(27) arrested a person with two kilo grammes of Heroin variety "Brown Sugar"  in his possession in Valvettithurai (North) area.

Accordingly four packets containing  500 grammes each of Brown  Sugar narcotic were taken into custody along with the suspect .

Proposed One Day Token Strike Of Train Drivers Called Off

The proposed one day token strike due to be launched by the Train drivers(Railway Engine Drivers) with effect from midnight tonight(27) has been called off following the discussions held between Train Drivers Union representatives and Transport Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva this morning(27).

The Train Drivers decided to launch the strike by demanding solutions for their service demands  including removing salary anomalies.

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Train Drivers To Launch A Token Island Wide Strike Tomorrow

Train drivers are due to launch an island wide token

strike from midnight tomorrow (27) by demanding solutions for their service demands incuding removing salary anomalies.

The strike will be launched as the authorities failed to provide reasonable solutions for their service demsnds according to the Train drivers union.