Former Eastern Province Governor Austin Fernando Has Been Appointed As The New Presidential Secretary

The former Governor of the Eastern Province Austin Fernando has been appointed as the new Secretary to the President Maithripala Sirisena today(04).He was appointed due to the resignation of former Presidential Secretary P.B Abeykoon .Meanwhile the  Foreign Minister of the previous government Rohitha Bogollagama has been appointed as the new Governor of Eastern Province .

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake Has Been Appointed As New Army Commander

Lieutenant  General Mahesh Senanayake has been appointed as the 22nd Commander of the  Sri Lankan Army with effect from today(04) according to the President's Media Division.

The new Army Commander has been appointed after the previous Commander General Chrishantha De Silva had been  promoted as the new  Chief of Defense Staff.

The New Army Commander Lieutenant  General Mahesh Senanayake has joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1981 and served as Army Chief of  Staff as well.

Meanwhile the former Additional Solicitor General  Kapila Vaidyaratne has been appointed as the new Defense Secretary.

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Police Have Arrested A Teacher Over Assaulting A Principal

Police have arrested a teacher of a school in Bambalapitiya yesterday (03)over assaulting the Female Principal of the school.

The suspected teacher had assaulted the Principal yesterday morning as a result of a heated argument erupted between them after the Principal requested the teacher to handover the  key of the teacher's hostal to her Police have stated.

Major Government Hospitals Are Again Flooded With Dengue Patients

Due to the increase of Dengue Mosquito lavae

breeding places in the country as a result of the rain prevailing in many parts of the country ,The number of Dengue patients admitted to the  major Hospitals of the country has been increased rapidly during last few days  according to the Hospital directors.

At present medical wards of these Hospitals have flooded with Dengue patients and in Colombo National Hospital around 400 Dengue patients are cuurently receiving treatment for the disease .

Around 200 Dengue patients are there in Lady Ridgway Childrens Hospital and 340 patients in the Kalubowila Teaching Hospitals authorities have revealed.

As the hospital staff of these hospitals treating Dengue patients  too are at risk of getting the disease ,steps have been taken to clean  the Hospital premises to ensure that the enviornment is  free from Dengue mosquito breeding places authorities have stated.

Meanwhile Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has appointed the former Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis to coordinate Dengue Control activities in Ministry level.

Police Have Arrested Three Persons Over Illegally Transporting 48 Goats

Wariyapola Police have arrested three persons over

illegally transporting 48 goats in a van for slaughter at rambawa junction on Wariyapola-Chilaw main road.

The suspects are residents of kakunagolla and katupotha areas.