Thursday, February 12, 2009

Wounded And Pregnant Mothers Facing Difficulties Due To The Shortage Of Two Essential Injections


Wounded Persons including Army Soldiers as well as Pregnant Mothers Are Facing Enormous Difficulties due to the Shortage of Two Essential Pain Killer Injections "Morphine" and "Pethidine" in Government Hospitals These Days.These Injections are Out Of Stock in Government Hospitals Since Two Weeks and Health Minister is Not taken any Measure to Provide these for at least for the use of Wounded Soldiers in the Battle Front says the Dr.Gishantha Dassanayaka the President of the All Ceylon Government Doctors Association.
According to the Doctors Injection Vial Pethidine is Out Of Stock due to Removal of Stock of the Item available in Hospitals After they were Found Expired.Director General Of Health Services is the Sole Authorizing Officer for Importing these Essential Injections and when Contacted he says that a New Stock of Injection "Pethidine" will be Air Lifted To the Hospitals Shortly.

Health Ministry To Set Up Task Force To Uplift The Health Of IDP'S


Health Ministry Is to Launch a Special Voluntear Health Task Force Tomorrow to Uplift the Health Facilities Offered to In Displaced Persons (IDP'S)Who are Returning from the Uncleared Areas.This Task Force will Assist the Medical Personnal who are Currently Engaged in Treating the IDP'S.Sri Lanka Freedom Health Workers Association Is Guiding this Programme.

US Treasury To Freeze The Assets of Pro LTTE Organization


US Treasury Designates To Freeze the Assets of Maryland Based Pro LTTE Tamil Foundation.This Decesion was taken after the Organization was found as a Front Organization Helping the LTTE Terrorists.

Army Declared A New Safety Zone


Army has declared A New Safe Zone for Civilians Trapped in side the Rebel Held Areas from Putumattalan to Vellamullavaikkal in Mulativu To Return Safely Security Sources Said.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Mahela To Resign From Captaincy


Sri Lankan Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena Decides to Resign From His Captaincy after their Test Match Series with Pakistan.Sri Lankan National Cricket Team is Due to Leave for Pakistan Shortly and Mahela will Resign from Captaincy after This Tour Sri Lankan Cricket CEO Duleep Mendis Announced.It is Believed that The Crashing Defeat Of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team From the Hands of Indians On the Recently Concluded ODI Series in Colombo Is the Major Reason Behind this Move.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Govt.To Privatize The Medical Education By Allowing A Private Medical Collage Here Inter Medical Faculty Union Charged


Government is Trying to Privatizing the Medical Education by Giving Permission to Set Up Private Medical Collage in Malabe Area The Medical Faculty Inter Student Action Committee Charged To Day .Government Already Gave Permission to the New Private Medical Collage Set Up with the Collaboration from a Russian Medical Academy the Convener of the Committee Asanga Said .The Medical Faculty Inter Students Action Committee is Planning to Launched Protest Campaign against these Private Medical Collage He Says.
The Five Year Course Designed by this Medical Collage is to begin this September and the Collage already Called Applications to Recruiting Acadamic Staff He Stressed.
A student who wishes to Study under this Programme have to spend Rs.5 Million and He/She have to Study Four Years in Sri Lanka and the Final Year in Russia He Further Added.

Troops Liberated Kuruwilkulam


Troops Attached to 57th Division To Day Liberated the West of Kuruwilkulam Area in the Mulativu District Security Sources Said.

A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....