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Monday, August 14, 2017

Around 22 Passangers Were Injured After A Bus Falling Down To A Precipice

Around 22 passengers have been injured and hospitalized after a Bus traveling from Kataragama to Walapane falling down to a precipice around 150 foot deep at Mahauva area on Ragala-Walapane main road last night(13).

The injured have been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya Hospital for treatment and some of them had left the Hospital after receiving treatment it has been reported. The condition of the passengers who are still receiving treatment at the Hospital is not critical Hospital sources have said.

Government To Speed Up The Investigations On Charges Leveled Against Former President Rajapakshe And His Family Members

Government has decided to speeding up the investigations on charges leveled against the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe and his family members after a group of back bench MP's belonging to the governing United National Party(UNP) urged the government that the process of these investigations is slow.

The back bench UNP MP's had also stressed that the Good Governance government not able to conclude any of the investigation carrying out on the charges leveled against former President Rajapakshe and his family members since come to power on 2015 .

Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital Had Taken Over To The Government Under A Tri Party Letter Of Intent-Legal Agreement To Be Signed Soon-Health Secretery

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The Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital in Malabe had been taken over to the Government with effect from 01st of August 2017 under a Tri party"letter of Intent "signed by three parties including the Ministry Of Health until the legal agreement regarding the taken over currently being drafted by Attorney General is finalized according to the Secretary to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Janaka Sugathadasa.

Soon after the drafting of legal agreement on taking over the Neville Fernando Hospital to the government is finalized the relevant parties will sign it the Health Ministry Secretary has stated.

Responding to the accusations made by the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) on that the Neville Fernando Hospital not taken over by the government legally ,Health Secretary has stressed that the taken over had done based on a decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers and Health Ministry,SAITM Institute and Bank Of Ceylon had signed the letter of intent regarding the taken over.