Sri Lanka Won Two Bronze Medals In Weightlifting On The First Day OF The Commonwealth Games

Sri Lanka's  Male Weightlifter Chaturanga Lakmal Jayasuriya and Female Weightlifter Dinusha Gomaz had won two bronze medals for the country in their events worked out  at the 21st Commonwealth Games currently underway in Gold Coast ,Australia today(05).

Male Wightlifter Chaturanga had won the first medal for the country in the Commonwealth Games a Bronze Medal in 56 KG Category and later Female Weightlifter Dinusha Gomaz added another Bronze Medal to the Sri Lanka's Medal Tally in the first day of the games by wining the Bronze in Womens 48 KG Category .

Police Have Arrested Two Persons With 220 Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis In Possession

Chilaw Police had arrested two persons with 220 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in possession today (05) while transporting it by a Van near Bangadeniya Junction in Chilaw.

The estimated value of the stock of Kerala Cannabis taken into custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.25 million it has been revealed.

Fourty Six Students Had Hospitalized Due To Food Poisioning

Forty Six Students attached to a school in  Monaragala who are in Anuradhapura for an Educational Trip  were admitted to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital this morning  (05) due to a food poisoning.

The condition of the students is not critical according to reports.

The group of students had stayed in a Temple in Anuradhapura and fallen sick after consuming the food prepared by themselves it has been revealed.

India-Salman Khan Has Sentenced Five Year Imprisonment Over Killing Of Two Blackbucks In 1998,hearing in his bail plea tomorrow

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Cabinet Papers Had Submitted To Ban The Selling Of A Single Cigarette And Keep 20 Percent Space In Cigarette Packs In White Color

 Cabinet Papers had submitted to the Cabinet last Tuesday (03) regarding banning the selling of  a single Cigarette to consumers and keeping the 20 percent of space in Cigarette Packs in white color (free) according to the Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Ministry Of Finance had requested a one week period to examine these proposals Minister has stated.

At present  80 percent of the space in Cigarette packs manufactured here are filled with Health warnings related to smoking.

Gazette Notification Of Banning The Selling Of Cigarettes Within 100 Meters Distance From Schools Due To Be Issued This Saturday

The Gazette Notification of banning the selling of Cigarettes within 100 meters distance from  Schools due to be issued on this Saturday (07) during the seventieth World Health Day celebrations at Nelum Pokuna Rangahala ,Auditorium in Town Hall according to the Ministry Of Health.

Earlier Ministry Of Health has proposed a ban of selling Cigarettes within 500 meter distance from schools and later reduced it to 100 meter distance.Cabinet has approved the Cabinet Paper submitted by the Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne  regarding the proposal.

The seventieth anniversary of the World Health Organization and the Seventieth World Health Day celebrations  are due to be held at Nelum Pokuna Rangahala Auditorium on this Saturday under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe.

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