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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Government To Import 42 Million Eggs For The Festive Season

The Government has decided to import a stock of 42 million eggs for the forthcoming festive season the Government Information Department has announced.

The Cabinet has earlier approved a proposal to import sufficient stocks of Eggs to stabalize the market until 30th of April.Authorities have already imported 18 million eggs from India it has been revealed.The price of Eggs in the local market is on the increase due to the various problems faced by the local poultry farmers.

Five More Opposition MP's Resigned From COPE

Five more Parliamentarians were resigned from the Parliament's Committee on Public Entetprises (COPE) yesterday (19) following the resignation of former Finance Minister and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)MP Eran Wikramaratne.

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members of the COPE Dayasiri Jayasekare,Charitha Herath ,Shannaiyan Rasamanikam,Hesha Withanage and S.M Marikkar were resigned from the COPE yesterday(19).The opposition members blames the integrity of the COPE established on 07th of March under the Chairmanship of Ruling Sri Lanka Progressive Party(SLPP) MP Rohitha Abeygunawardane who himself accused misppropriation of public funds under the previous government

Twenty Nine Students At Kotalawala Defense Academy Hospitalized

Twenty Nine students attached to the Kotalawala Defense Academy at Nugegalayaya in ,Sevenagala Police division had been hospitalized due to a food poisioning according to the Police.

There were 26 male students and 03 female students among those,admitted to the Suriyawewa Provincial Hospital for treatment it has been reported.The condition of the students is stable according to reports.