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Welikada Police Arrested A Person Who Had Sexually Abused An Air Hostess At Rajagiriya

The Welikada Police had arrested a person yesterday (28) over sexually abusing an Air Hostess at her residence in Kalapaluwawa,Rajagiriya (Colombo).

According to the complaint lodged at the Police it has been revealed that the suspect who had worked at a construction site near by the residence of the 32 year old  Air Hostess forcibly entered her house on Thursday night while she was in sleep .

The suspect had threatened the Air Hostess that he will kill her if she screamed for seeking help the police have stated.However as someone had knocked the room door at that time the suspect had  fled the scene it has been reported.

The Air Hostess was produced before the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer for a medical checkup.

The Clerk Who Had Taken Rs.600,000 As A Bribe To Arrange A Bypass Surgery Interdicted

The Colombo National Hospital Authorities have today (28)interdicted the Clerk who had taken a Rs.600,000 as a bribe from a patient

at a Cardio Thoracic ward in the Hospital to arrange his Bypass Surgery immediately it has been reported.

The officials of the Special Investigations  Division attached to the Ministry of Health has recently caught the clerk who is responsible for taking a bribe money from a patient at the hospital.

An investigation is currently underway regarding the suspected  clerk Ministry has stated .

The clerk has involved in this bribe taking business for the last three years and the authorities believed few other professionals too would have  assisted him in this regard.

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Ministry Of Health To Carry Out Raids In Pharmacies To Check Whether The Price Reduction Of Drugs Has Been Implemented

The Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has decided to carry out raids in all pharmacies in the island to check whether these Pharmacies are selling the price reducted 48 essential drugs to public for  reduced prices.

Ministry has received many complaints from the public during last few days that most of the pharmacies in the island are not selling  some of the price reducted drugs for reduced prices according to the Ministry sources.

Therefore the Ministry has decided to carry out raids in pharmacies throughout the island with the assistance of Independant Drug Regulatory Authority and Consumer Affairs Authority to ensure that the public will get the benifit of the price reduction of drugs  the sources have stressed.

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has issued a special gazette notification last friday to reduce the prices of 48 essential widely used drugs available in the market.

Acting Magistrate Of Nugegoda Has Ordered To Bury The Body Of The Deceased Youth Found Dead At MP Weerawansha's House

The acting magistrate of Nugegoda Thissa Wijeratne has yesterday (27) ordered not to cremate but bury the body of the youth who was found dead at the house of Joint Opposition MP Wimal Weerawansha in Hokandara as the death has occurred due to natural causes it has been reported.

The acting magistrate has ordered to hand over the body of the deceased youth to Kalubowila Teaching Hospital for post mortem and afterwards to his mother .

The Nugegoda Acting Magistrate has made the irder after inspect the body of the deceased youth at Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital yesterday (27).

The body of the deceased youth was  found at the house of MP Weerawanshe two days ago.