Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and Eight other officials attached to the Health sector who are in prison over the charge of importing substandard Human Immunoglobulin injection vials have been remanded until 06th of May by the Maligalanda Magistrate recently.
They were further remanded after being produced before Maligakanda Magistrate Court last Monday(22) .
Seven Persons including a samall.child have died and twenty were injured and hospitalized due to.a Motor car participated a Motor cross rally at Foxhill in Diyathalawa skidded off the track and colliding with a group of spectators yesterday (21).
The injured were admitted to the Diyathalawa Hospital for treatment.Meanwhile Police have arrested the two drivers of the Motor car which hit the crowd whilst receiving treatment in.the hospitalThe two drivers were later remanded until 30 th of April.by the Bandarawela Magistrate .
The Department For Registration Of Persons has decided to extend the deadline given for issuing National Identity Cards(NIC) for individuals over the age of 40 years who have not been able to obtain a National Identity Card due to the absence of the birth certificate till 30 th of June it has been announced.
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- The National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) is planning to construct 10,000 houses for Estate workers with Indian finamcial aid it has been announced.The construction cost of a house is estimated as Rs.2.8 million .
The Estate Administration
Three Persons were injured and hospitalized after the Container Lorry they were rtravelling in toppled over the road near the Wellawela Junction of Badulla-Nuwara Eliya main road last friday(19)..
The Container lorry carrying a Stock of Rice from Ampara to Walimada area waa toppled over the road and the driver and two assistans in the Lorry were injured and hospitalized according to the Police.Police believed an error in the break system.of the Lorry may have caused the accodent.
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