Cabinet Decided To Appoint An Expert Committee To Decide On Glyphosate Ban

Cabinet has decided to appoint an Expert Committee

representing Health,Agriculture and Plantation sectors to decide on Glyphosate Fertilizer ban according to the Agriculture Minister Duminda Dassanayake.

Ministers Dr.Rajitha Senaratne,Duminda Dissanayake ,Navin Dassanayake and MP Athuraliye Rathanasara Thero were appointed as an observers to the Committee.

Importation of Glyphosate contain Fertilizer has banned in Sri Lanka due to it's link to spreading of Kidney disease in the country .

However in several occassions recently police have arrested persons who had illegally smuggled the Glyphosate Fertilizer in to the country.

International May Day To Commemorate In Sri Lanka On 07th Of May This Year Due To Wesak

Government has decided to commemorate the

International May day which falls on 01st of May on 07th of May this year due to the Wesak week begins from 29th of April according to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

This decision has been taken as per the requests made by Buddhist clergy due to the prestegious Wesak festival of the Buddhists which commemorate the birth ,enlightment and parinirvanaya (Demise) of the Lord  Buddha.

Government has declared 07th of May as a State and Mercantile holiday due to the new May day and requested all the Political Parties and Organizations to organize May day progrmmes and rallies on the new date.
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No Confidence Motion Against Prime Minister Had Entered To Parliament Order Book

The no confidence motion prepared

against the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe by Joint Opposition group and handed over to the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya was entered to the Parliament order book today(26) it has been revealed.

The no confidence motion is due to be taken up for debate on 04th of April.It was signed by 55 MP's mainly from the Joint Opposition

Some Classes Of Mahamaiylankulama Primary School In Vavuniya Closed Due To A Wasp Nest

Authorities of Mahamaiylankulama

Primary School in Vavuniya had closed several primary classes of the school today(26) due to a provoking of a Wasp nest at the school.

After provoking of the Wasp nest teachers and Principal of the school put primary class children in to a class room and locked it in view of preventing them of being getting attacked by the wasps it has been reported.

After the situation returning  to normalcy the school staff had summoned   the parents to the school and handed over  the children to them.

The situation occurred as the authorities have not taken any step to remove the wasp nest as requested by school staff.