Ministry Of Health has declared an island wide programme on cleaning the premises of Public/Private institutes and Houses island wide during a one hour period between 9.30 a.m to 10.30 a.m on every Friday of the week to avoid Dengue Mosquito breeding places .
The programme is due to launch from tomorrow (16) and health workers and tri forces personal are due to visit premises to inspect the programme Health Ministry has stated.
Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has requested the President Maithripala Sirisena to declare an emergency disaster situation and implement a proper garbage removal system for a two week period by deploying tri forces and police personal as a solution for garbage removal problem experienced in Colombo and other cities of the country.
Health Minister has made this request after considering the Dengue Epidemic situation in the country and it's link to the garbage collected in roads of many cities .The request was made during a meeting held yesterday(14) with private sector representatives to getting their support for the mosquito control programmes implemented by the Health Ministry.
During the meeting the Minister has stressed the need of disposing and removing the garbage properly and the importance of public and local government bodies to assisting the government in this regard .
The biggest tusker in the Yala National Wild Park "Thilak " was attacked and killed by another tusker in the Park "Thani Dalaya " yesterday(14) during a fight occurred between them it has been reported.
The deceased tusker was the oldest living tusker in the Yala National Wild Park as well and he was killed due to a wound occurred as a result of the attack of other tusker according to the wild life officials.
Twenty one Northern Provincial Councilors have handed over a no confidence motion against the Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V Vigneshwaren yesterday(14) as a protest of the tough stand of the Chief Minister over four Provincial Council Ministers who are charged over fraud and corruption.
Due to the allegations leveled against four Ministers ,Chief Minister Vigneshwaren had requested two of them who are Ministers of Agriculture and Education to resign from their posts and other two to get a one month leave until the inquiries conducting against them completed.
Northern Provincial Council had conducted a debate on the fraud and corruption charges leveled against the Ministers yesterday .
Chief Minister who is subjected to the no confidence motion has appointed a three member committee last September to probe on fraud and corruption allegations leveled against the four Ministers.
A small School Girl was killed after colliding with a Tipper Truck when crossing the road near the Nanu- Oya railway bridge on Nanuoya-Hatton main road today(15).
As the residents of the area had set fire to the Tipper Truck after the incident the transport activities on the Nanu-oya-Hatton main road was blocked for hours it has been reported.
A heated arguments exchanged between the resident of the area and Police regarding the incident.Later Nanu-oya Police have arrested the driver of the Tipper Truck who is responsible for the tragic death of the School Girl .
Police have controlled the situation afterwards and the transport activities of the road back to normal at present .