Australia fires: Hundreds evacuated from coastal blaze

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Around 60,000 Health Workers To Launch Four Hour Islanwide Strike

Around 60,000 Healt

h Workers belonging to 64 catagories  in Government Hospitals Island Wide  are scheduled to be withdrawn from their services from 8.A.m to 12 noon tomorrow  (10)demanding solutions for 09 of their long standing service demands according to All Ceylon Health Services Union .

The striking workers will stage  protests in front of 30 major government Hospitals  including Colombo Natonal Hospital from 11 a.m to 12 noon tomorrow .

The Health workers including Minor staff and Attendants are demanding solutions for 09 of their service demands based on salary, promotions and Uniform allowance according to the Chief Secrerary of the union Mahinda Guruge .

For humanitarian reasons Health workers attached to five Hospitals imcluding Cancer Hospital Maharagama, De Soyza Maternity, Castle Street, Ridgway  Children's and Peradeniya sirimawo Bandaranaike Teaching Hospitals will.not participate in the strike .

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Consumer Affairs Authority Had Filed Legal Cases Against 100 Retail Traders Over Selling Wheat Flour For Higher Prices

Consumer Affairs Authority had filed legal cases against 100 Retail Traders over selling Wheat Flour for higher prices it has been announced .

The Consumer Affairs Authority had nabbed  these Retail Traders during an Island Wide search operation carried out in markets on yesterday (08) and the day before (07).

These suspects have sold A Kilo Gramme Of Wheat Flour for Rs.90,95 and 100 despite selling it for the Maximum Retail fixed Price Rs.87 .

Front Line Socialist Party Nominated Duminda Nagamuwa As It's Presidential Candidate

The Front line Socialist Party (Peratugami Samajavadi Party) has nominated it's Publicity Secretary Duminda Nagamuwa as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the forthcoming Presidential Election today (09) at a seminar held at New Town Hall ,Colombo under the theme "A Socialist Candidate for the Justifiable Society ".

Party Leader Kumar Gunarathnam had nominated the Duminda Nagamuwa as the Presidential Candidate of the Party which was unanimously approved by the Members of Front Line Socialist Party gathered there .

Around 18 Presidential Candidates Had been nominated by Various Parties and Groups for the forthcoming Presidential Election and informed on it to the National Election Commission it has been revealed.

President Taken Over Rupavahini Corporation Under The Ministry Of State Defense

President Maithripala Sirisena had

taken over the State owned National Rupavahini Corporation under the State Defense Ministry with effective from midnight tonight  (09)through an extraordinary Gazette Notification issued by Presidential Secretariet.

President has taken over the Rupa RupavahinI Corporation under the State Defence Ministry which is under his authority due to the administration problem Occured in the corporation since few months it has been revealed .

The Administration of the Rupavahini Corporation had collapsed due to the problems arisen between the Chairperson Inoka Satyangani    and two formerly appointed heads Sanjeeva Wijegunawardana   and Kalum  Palitha Mahiratme it has revealed.

The Chairperson appointed by Fomer Media Minister  Mangala Samaraweera had obstructed other two heads from carrying out their duties it had been reported