Four Out Of Seven Muslim Ministers Who Had Resigned From Ministerial Portfolios Sworn In Again In Their Portfolios

Four out of Seven Muslim Ministers who had resigned from their posts recently due to a fasting  campaign launched by MP Athuraliye Rathana Thero requesting to resign some Muslim Politicians from their posts ,have again taken oaths in their previous Ministerial Posts in front of President Maithripla Sirisena few hours ago.

Accordingly Rauf Hakeem had sworn in as Minister of Urban Planning ,Water Supplies and Higher Education ,Rishad Baduideen had sworn in as Minister of Industries,Commerce,Cooperative Development and Vocational Training ,Amir Ali Zeid Mohommad Siyabdeen as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation andAbdulla Maharoof as Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping at Presidents Offical Residence in Colombo .

However Faisal Qasiim ,Ali Zahir Maulana and H.M Haris not yet been  accepted their previous  portfolios according to sources.

Meanwhile MP Buddhika Pathirana who was handled the Ministry of Industries and Commerce had sworn in as new State Minister of Industries and Commerce .

Police Used Tear Gas To Diseperse Protest March Of Unemployed Graduates

Riot Police have fired tear gas and

water canons to disperse a protest march of Joint Unemployed Graduates Union held at Lotus Roundabout in Colombo Fort this  evening (29).

The incident occurred when the Protesting students demanding solutions for their issues had attempted to march towards Presidential Secretariet .

Police used road barricades to block the road to avoid protesters to move on .
However student protesters who had began their march from Colombo Fort Railway station had attemptrd  to march towards the preseidential Secretariet when they have faced the tear gas attack.

Several protesters have faced difficulties due to the attack and seen blaming Police over the attack .

Due to the protest Galle face entry road had closed down from Lotus Roundabout  this evening by the police. Due to this heavy traffic had prevailed in surrounding roads . 

One Third Of Annual Pregnancies In Sri Lanka Are Estimated As Unplanned Pregnancies-UNFPA

In Sri Lanka, about 360,000 women become pregnant every year. One out of three of these pregnancies

are estimated to be unplanned pregnancies according to the United Nations Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA).. When a pregnancy is unplanned or unintended, it can be detrimental to the woman and her family, including the expected child and other children, as well as to the health system and society at large. 

In 2017, about 326,000 live births took place in Sri Lanka. and  127 maternal deaths being reported in this year. Out of these maternal deaths, 28 mothers died due to the consequences of having an unplanned pregnancy. In this same year, the number of stillbirths reported was 1,770 .UNFPA has stressed.

. Every woman has the basic human right to decide whether, when and with whom to have children. This right was reaffirmed in 1994 in Cairo at the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), where 179 governments – including Sri Lanka – agreed that sexual and reproductive health and women’s empowerment are intertwined, and are at the heart of sustainable development.

At the Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) facilitated a dialogue with Religious Leaders, Parliamentarians, Healthcare Professionals, Legislators, Civil Society, and the Media, at Hotel Galadari last Saturday (27) to provide a platform for open discussion and to dispel myths and misconceptions around family planning.

Dr. Kapila Jayaratne, Secretary of SLMA and Consultant Community Medicine, said; “Each year, about 360,000 women become pregnant. One out of three pregnancies is an unplanned pregnancy that might cause mental stress and high costs for the mothers and the families”. 

Speaking at the session, Ms. Madusha Dissanayake, Assistant Representative of UNFPA Sri Lanka highlighted; “Family planning saves lives. It can prevent unwanted pregnancies and avert unsafe abortions. 

Dr. Anula Wijesundere, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association noted,“There are many misconceptions around family planning. It must be understood that it is not about population control. Family planning is about empowering women and giving them the choice .

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ආදරය, මිත්‍රත්වය, සොයා බැලීම හා අවැසි මොහොතේ ළඟ සිටීම යන ගුණාංග බැඳීමක් ශක්තිමත් කරවයි - එහෙත් සැකය ,රැවටීම ,සැඟවීම ,අනන්‍යතාවය වෙනස් කරන තැන එම බැඳීම එකිනෙකාගෙන් ගිලිහෙනු ඇත "

A Lorly Driver Has Died Due To Bus -Lorry COllision

A 44 year old Lorry driver has died and

six others including a Bus Driver had been injured and hospitalized due to a Bus -Lorry collision occurred at Kalalpitiya in Nittambuwa in Colombo -Kandy main road today  (28).

Seven injured persons including the Bus and Lorry drivers and Passangers have been admitted to Wathupitiwela Hospital for treatment where the Lorry driver had succumbed to his injuries .

The incident occurred when the High speed Bus had attempted to over take a Motor Car and  as a result a Lorry arrived in opposite side had collided with it according to reports.

The deceased was a resident of Dehiwala area .