Sports-Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Angelo Mathews Has Resigned From Captiancy

Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Angelo Mathews has today(12) announced his resignation  from captaining all three formats of the game Test,One day International and T-20 after a series of defeats Sri Lankan Cricket Team had suffered during last few weeks .

Sri Lankan National Cricket Team lost to Bangladesh Cricket Team coached by former Sri Lankan cricketer Chandika Hathurusinghe during the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Champions Trophy held in England last Month and lost the One day series against visiting minnows Zimbabwe by 3-2.

After announcing his resignation  outgoing Captain Angelo Mathews has stated that he is not selfish and  resigned from Captaincy to pave the way for a new Captain to guide Sri Lankan Cricket Team .

Meanwhile after Mathews has resigned from his Captaincy of the National Cricket Team,Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Dinesh Chandimal as the new Sri Lankan Test Captain and Upul Tharanga as the new Captain of One Day International and T-20 Teams.

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GMOA Still Trying To Launch A Strike Although Professor Carlo Appealed Them Not To Go For A Strike-Health Minister

Although the outgoing President of Sri Lanka Medical

Council Professor Carlo Fonseka has appealed from the GMOA (Government Medical Officers Association )members not to strike behalf of him  by putting innocent patients in trouble,GMOA members are attempting to launch a strike to destroy patients Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated.

In the past some ethnic groups too had persons with mentality of GMOA Members Minister has stressed.

Due to the unethical practices of GMOA Officials the union once a key trade union in the health sector,lost their reputation now and even because of the Union doctors too loosing their reputation Health Minister has said.

"Behind the every strike action of GMOA there's a political aspect.The officers of the union have meetimgs with previous government members once in two weeks ,however they are not willing to discuss on trade union matters with me.When SAITM innaugurated in 2006 not a single GMOA member opposed it that time due to threats and they are now became heroes thank to the good governance government.

Professor Carlo and i were friends since 40 long years and after left the office in Sri Lanka Medical Council he phoned and thank me for the support given to him during his tenure "Minister has further said.

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People In 12 Districts Have Affected Due To The Drought

People in 12 districts of the island  have been  affected

due to a drought according to the authorities.

The worst drought hit districts are Vavuniya, Jaffna,Anuradhapura ,Polonnaruwa ,Puttalam and Monaragala in North,North Western and North Central Provinces.

The residents of  these districts have faced a drinking water problem as the water levels of almost all the reservoirs and wells especially in Polonnaruwa and Puttalam districts had  decreased it has been reported.

Crops including paddy fields have been destroyed and wild animals too affected due to the drought in these districts.

Funeral Of The Donor Of Heart For The First Heart Transplant In Sri Lanka Taken Place In Wellambada

The funeral of the 24 year old  Pradeep Kumara

Sampath  of Makumbura area whose heart was trasplanted successfully to a female heart patient in Kandy Teaching Hospital last friday (07) had taken place in public cemetry at Wellambada yesterday (10).

Except the Heart ,two kidneys and eyes of the deceased youth too have been transplanted to needy patients at the Kandy Hospital after getting permission from his father.

The brain of the  youth has declared as  died due to a road accident he faced while riding   a Motorcycle with his brother in law which collided with a van it has been revealed.The critically injured youth was admitted to the Bambarakande Hospital and later transferred to the Kandy Teaching Hospital.

He was the only boy in the family of three including two sisters.