Friday, December 18, 2020
600 Employees In Motor Traffic Department To Be Transferred Over Bribe Allegations
Around 600 out of the nearly 1000 employees attached to the Department Of Motor traffic in Narahenpita , Colombo are scheduled to be transferred due to the allegations levelled agsinst them over accepting bribes according to the commissioner general of the Department Sumith Alahakoon .
Only those who had been recruited to the department after January this year including himself will remain at main office .he has stated .
Government has decided to transfer these employees after investigating over the bribe allegations made against these employees during last 12 months through intelligence officers Motor traffic Commissioner general had stated.
Metlixwatte In Pitakotte Had Been Isolated
Pitakotte MOH office had isolated ,Metlixwatte area in Epiramulla ,Pitakotte today (18) after identifying 50 Corona positives from the area through PCR tests it has been revealed .
Accordingly PCR Tests were performed on 140 persons at Metlixwatte and 50, were tested positive it has been revealed. All the positives had been hospitalized and their close contacts are being quarantined it has been revealed .
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Three Villages In Polgahawela Had Been Isolated
Three villages attached to Polgahawela Police Division had been isolated due to a Corona death reported from.a village there according to Polgahawela Police .
Accordingly Madalagama ,Bandawa and Aluthgama villages had been isolated since this evening .A 62 year old female at Bandawa area had died due to corona infection at Kurunagala Teaching Hospital .
Five Corona Deaths Were Re
Another five Corona deaths (four males and a female )had been reported today (18) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far here to 165 according to Epidemeology Unit.
Accordingly the deceased were of the ages 72,86,76,50 and 86 years resiided in Agalawatte ,Maggona ,Colombo -15 ,Maharagama and Wathupitiwala areas ..Out of these deaths two died at home and four were occurred whilst receiving treatment at hospitals .
Scandinavian Flight Has Diverted After Passanager Finds Live Mouse In The Meal
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