Health Secretary Requests The Red Cross To Assure The Safety Of Trapped Civilians In The North

Health Secretary Dr Athula Kahanda Liyange To Day appealed to the International Red Cross Society from a Written Letter to Make a Request to the LTTE To Allow the Civilians,and Patients Trapped inside the Rebel Hold Areas To Return to the Cleared Areas Through the Safety Passage .Health Secretary Made this appeal After the provincial Health Directors of Mulativue and Kilinochchi Requests Him to Do So.

Nurse Attached To Udayakattur Hospital Killed Due To Artillary Fire

Government Nursing Officers Association Said that A Nurse Attached to the Udayakattur Temporary Hospital in the Mulativu District was Killed To Day Due to the Artillery Fire.Twenty Four Year Old Thawarasa Kavidgadani Who Joined the Nursing Service Five And Half Months Ago Killed on an Artillary Attack hit On the Hospital the President of the Nursing Officers Association Mr.Saman Rathnapriya Says.He already Requested the Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage To Take Measures to Transfer the Body of the Deceased Nurse to Vavuniya Hospital.
The Association Further Demanded the Government,and The Red Cross to Intervene the Releasing of Around One Hundred Fifty Health Services Personal Taken as Hostages By the LTTE and Urged LTTE to Released them Immediately.

Sri Lankan Embassy In Berlin Attacked

Foreign Ministry Secretary Dr.Palitha Kohona Said that the Supporters of The LTTE In Berlin To Day Attacked the Sri Lankan Embassy There.

Troops Captured The Last Air Strip Of The LTTE In Puthukudirippu

The Seventh and the Last Air Strip Belongs to the LTTE has been Captured by the Troops Attached to the 58th Division To Day At Puthukudiyirippu Area.This Air Strip is Two Kilo Meters Long and Fifty Meters Wide.

Murali Equals The One Day Record

Sri Lanka's Ace Spinner Muththaia Muralideran To Day Equals the Wasim Akram's World Record One Day Wicket Tally of 502 In the Match with India Played At the R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Health Secretary Dissolved The Technical Evaluation Committee Of The Junitorial Tender

Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage Friday Dissolved the Technical Evaluation Commitee(TEC) Appointed for the Janitorial Services Tender of the Thirty Seven Government Hospitals Last October.The Committee Was Recommended to Offer the Tender for the Highest Bid and Due to this Controversial Recommendation Secretary Dissolved the Committee and will Appoint a Fresh Committee for the Tender soon Health Ministry Sources Said.dissolved Committee was Compromised with Five Members Including of an Additional Secretary of the Ministry. The Rs.240 Million worth Tender will Offer for the Services of Thirty Seven Government Hospitals Attached to the Ministry.
The Previous Contract Offered to a Contractor Regarding the Janitorial Services of the Hospitals Expired Last September and the Health Ministry Called Tender Applications for the Services Last October.But Failed to Complete the Procedure Due to the Biased Activities of the Chairman of the Technical Evaluation Committee who is in the View that the Tender Should be Awarded to the Highest Bid and Influenced Other Members to Agreeing His Decision.However Other Four Members of the Committee are Refused to Accept his Decision and It Resulted the Sending Committee Recommendation to the Public Finance Commission Seeking An Advise.

Thilanga Sumathipala Joines The Governing Party

Managing Director Of the Sumathi Group and Former Cricket Board Chairman Mr.Thilanga SumathipalaTo Day Joined the Governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) at a Public Rally held in Hanguranketha in The Nuwara Eliya District.Mr.Sumathipala Expressed His Solidarity to the President there.He is Due to Contest for the Forthcoming Western Provincial Council Elections under the UPFA Ticket.