Prices Of 25 Essential Drugs And Equipment Including 10 Highly Priced Cancer Drugs To Be Reduced From Midnight Tonight (01)

Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and

Indeginous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has today (01)announced the prIce reduction of 25 Essential Drugs and Equipment including that of 10 highly priced Cancer Drugs ,13 Essential Drugs and 02 equipment with effect from midnight tonight (01).

Drugs prescribed for Diabetes ,Asthma,Epilepsy ,Nervous disorders and Cholesterol are among the Drugs that are scheduled to be reduced from midnight tonight.Altogether prices of around 1000 drug varieties with trade names will be regulated through this price reduction according to Health Minister .

The price of the highly priced "Tabsumab"Cancer drug to be reduced to Rs.95,000 from its current price Rs.144,000 under the price reduction  it has been revealed.

The Gazette Notification regarding this price reduction of Essential Drugs and Equipment had been issued last night (31) by the National Drug Regulatory Authority  under the signature of Health Minister.

According to the Gazette Notification tender  prices of 10  highly priced Cancer Drugs and maximum retail price of 13 essential drugs and 02 equipment  ,The Blood Glucose Indicator and Blood Glucose Strips had been regulated.

Health Minister has announced the prIce reduction of the new set of drugs and equipment after opening the 39 th State Owned Osu sala pharmacy at Peradeniya University premises this morning (01).

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Station Master At "Shravasthipura" Railway Station Avoided A Collision Of Two Trains Travelled On Same Rail Track

Station Master at "Shravasthipura"

Railway Station had avoided a possible head on Collision between an Express train and a Slow Train travelled on the same Rail track  this morning (31) at Shravasthipura Railway station,Anuradhapura  .

Accordingly the "Yaldevi" Express train travelling from Mount Lavinia to Kankasanthurai and a Slow Train travelling from Colombo to Madawachchiya were stopped by station Master  by changing the rail track of Yaldevi express train to avoid a possible Collision it has been revealed.

Last week also a similar possible Collision between two trains has been avoided by the Same station Master according to reports.

Bone Parts Of 114 Human Bodies Had Been Recovered From A Mass Grave In Mannar

Bone  parts of around 114 human

bodies including bodies of 12 children had been recovered from a Mass Grave at old CWE Building in Mannar so far it has been revealed.

The excavations of the Mass Grave had begun on 01st of July this year and excavation work continues although the heavy showers prevailing in the area had disrupted  the activities the Authorities have stated. 

An Indian National Was Arrested With 20 Kilo Grammes Of Gold

An Indian National arrived in from

ChennaI,  South India had been arrested with 20 Kilo Grammes of Gold in his possession at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport today (31) by the officers attached to Criminal Investigations Department  (CID) at Katunayake and Police Narcotic Bureau .

The suspected Indian National had hidden the stock of Gold in his cloths and brought to Sri Lanka illegally it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the stock of Gold taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.130 million.