Chief Of Defense Staff Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratna Has Not Appeared Before CID Yesterday As Scheduled To Give An Evidence Over A Case

Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Ravindra

Wijegunaratna who was due to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)yesterday (10) to give a statement on charges leveled against him over assisting a suspect of a case to hide ,had requested CID another date to give a statement as he is currently out of the county.

The Chief Of Defense Staff has informed CID on his inability to attend yesterday to give a statement as scheduled due to his departure to Mexico to attend a National Independence Day celebrations there.

The Chief of Defense Staff Admiral Wijegunaratna has requested another date from CID to give evidence on the charges levelled against him on assisting Sampath Hettiarachchi allias Navy Sampath who was responsible for abduction and disappearance of 11 youth in Colombo during 2008-2009 to hide .

Health Minister Has Instructed The Special Investigations Unit Of The Ministry To Inquire On Fraud And Corruption Activities Of Health Sector

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne

has  instructed the officials attached to the Special Investigations Unit (Flying Squad)of the Health Ministry to conduct formal inquiries on Fraud ,Corruption and Irregularities in Health sector including Government Hospitals.

Minister has instructed the officials to investigate on Fraud and corruption activities in Central Government and Provincial Council Hospitals and prepare a special programme to conduct such inquiries  .Also the officials should investigate to find out  whether the  programmes implemented in Government Hospitals on  issuing StentS and Cataract Lenses to the patients free of charge are functioning properly and inquire on Doctors involved in engaging private practice during duty hours as well as irregularories .

Facilities will be provided to carry out these investigations Minister has stressed during a meeting held recently at the Health Ministry regarding the activities of Special Investigations Unit of the Ministry.

Officials attached to the Special Investigations Unit had informed the Health Minister that those who are charged over fraud and corruption in Health Sector attempting to disrupt inquiries conducted against them .

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Ayurveda Medical Staff To Launch A Protest Campaign Tomorrow Noon (11)

Ayurveda Medical staff including

Ayurveda Doctors,Interns ,Nurses and Minor Staff attached to the Ayurveda Teaching Hospital at Borelle along with the Indeginous Medicinal Students Committee of the Colombo University are due to conduct a massive protest campaign  in front of Ayurveda Junction at Rajagiriya tomorrow noon (11) from 12 30 p.m by demanding solutions for  several service demands of them.

The protest campaign will be held by demanding a salary increase as per the rising Cost of living ,Restoring pension rights  of newly recruited Ayurveda medical staff and several other demands the Unions have stated.

A Father And His Two Children Had Committed Suicide

A 40 year old father along with his 5

and 11 year old children had committed suicide few hours ago by jumping in front of an Express Train travelling from Batticaloa to Colombo Fort at Bowatte village in Welikanda area .

The three critically injured were admitted to the Polonnaruwa Hospital where they had succumbed to their injuries after admission .

Welikanda Police investigating on the incident believes that  the suicides may have occurred due to a family dispute.