A 4 Hour Water Cut To Be Implemented In Colombo -10,11 And 12 Tonight (22)

A 4 hour water cut is scheduled to be

implemented in Colombo -10,11 and 12 Due to an urgent repair work of a water pump according to the National Water Supplies And Drainage Board .

The  Water to the Colombo -13 area will be supplied under low pressure during this water cut the Board has stressed. 

Interdicted High Court Judge Pilapitiya Had Received a Court Order To Preventing His Arrest

Court of Appeal  (20)preventing the

arrest of interdicted Embilipitiya  High Court Judge Gihan piliapitiya without obtaining a court order from a Magistrate .

Earlier High Court Judge Pilapitiya who was interdicted from service over the charges of  involving  in telephone conversations  with UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake on judicial matters ,had filed a writ application before Court of Appeal requesting to issue an interim injunction order to prevent his arrest.

Government Has Suspended The Gazette Notification Issued On Forming Sainthamaruthu Urban Council

Government has last wednesday(19)

temporarily suspended the Gazette Notification issued to establish  a separate Urban Council for Sainthamaruthu area belonging to Kalmunai Municipal council at present with effect from this March .

Cabinet has decided to temporarily suspend the Gazette Notification which  was issued last Saturday (15) by the Ministry of Provincial Council amidst  opposition from some sectors.

According to the government the Gazette Notification has been issued according to the amendments made to the boundary lines of Kalmunai Municipal council .The Gazette had been temporarily suspended in view of revising all local.government bodies government has stressed.

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Two Fires Erupted At Bagawanthalawa And AmbalanGoda Due To Hot Temperatures

Two fires had been erupted in Bopath

Thalawa Mountain of the Western slope area at the Government farm of  Bopathwatiya  area   at Bagawanthalawa ,Nuwara Eliya and Madampa reserve at Thalgasgoda area ,AmbalanGoda due to the high temperatures prevailing in  .

The fire erupted at Bawagawanthalawa last noon (21) is being doused by the police and residents of the area it has been reported .The fire erupted after someone lighting the fire under hot weather conditions according to sources .

The fire at Madampa reserve has been erupted this morning and there's a delay of dousing the fire according to residents of the area .

A heavy smoke is currently spreading in the area due to the fire they have stated . 

Around 38 Essential Drugs Are Currently Out Of Stock In Government Hospitals -All Ceylon Nurses Union

Around 38 Essential Medicinal drugs

are out of stock in Government Hospitals Island Wide and in the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) these days according to the secretary of the All Ceylon Nurses Union H.S.B Madiwatta.

Essential Drugs prescribe for Cancer, Mental ,Neuro,Heart ,Diabetes drugs are among these out of stock drugs and and patients are being faced enormous difficulties due to this situation Mr.Madiwatta has stressed .

Commonly used drug Aspirin 75 Mili Gramme is out of stock in Both government Hospitals and Medical supplies Division since few weeks it has been revealed.

"Government had blacklisted the pharmaceutical company "Pharm Ace ' from which Former Health Minister  Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had imported   400 varieties of drugs to local Hospitals. As a result these drugs too are now at low supply level and soon they will be reported as out of stock drugs items . Still Health Ministry Has not taken steps to import these drugs supplied by Pharm Ace "company through another company. As some other drugs too are getting out of stock government should have taken steps to import these drugs as soon as possible before the situation getting worse "he has stated .