An inquiry is currently being held to find out whether the low quality and unregistered drugs are in use in Government hospitals as complained by several factions according to the Government Auditor General W.P.S Wikramaratne.
Accordingly this inquiry is in the last stage and the report of it will be handed over to the authorities soon the Auditor General had stated.This inquiry is being held covering all Gocernment Hospitals in the island he had stated.
The Ministry Of Trade had withdrawn the two Gazette Notifications issued earlier regarding the Maximun Retail price of an Egg with effect from midnight last night (25) according to the Ministry .
Two new Gazette notifications were issued last night replacing the previous notifcations issued regarding selling of an Egg each and A Kilo Of Eggs the Ministry had stated.Due to the Maximum retail price Gazette notification a shortage of Eggs occcured in the local market since a few months .
Government had earlier fixed a maximum retail price for Brown egg and white egg as Rs.46 and Rs.44 respectively .Meanwhile Government had taken steps to issue stocks of eggs imported from India to all supermarket and Sathosa chains with effect from yesterday from Rs.35 each.Earlier these eggs were issued only for hotelliers and bakers.
A Nine and half hour long water cut is scheduled to be implemented today (26)in seven areas of Gampaha District (Western Province )from 8.30 a.m to 6 p.m ) according to the National Water supply and drainage board.
Accordingly this water cut will be implemented in seven areas of Gampaha district including Wathpitiwala ,Maimbula,Ranpokunugama Housing scheme and Attanagalla areas due to an urgent repair work of a pipeline the Water Board had announced.
A 21 year old female was killed and nine others including three children were injured and hospitalized due to an attack made by a masked group at a house at Thonikkal area in Vavuniya (Northern province)during a birthday pary held last Saturday according to the Police .
The mob had set fire to the house and the fire brigade at the Fire services department of the Vavuniya Municipal council and the residents of the area had doused the fire it has been revealed.The reason behind the incident has not yet been revealed.
Several train journeys had been cancelled since yesterday (23) due to the Islandwide strike action launched by tbe Engine drivers according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department .
The Engine drivers had launched this strike against their scheduled time table and more office trains and mail trains are being expected to be cancelled today (24 ) as well the Department had stated.
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