The Vote Of Account Passed With Majority Of 47 Votes

The Vote of Account presented to the Parliament by the Government as alternative to the Annual Budget passed this evening with Majority of 47 Votes .125 Members Voting for the Account and 78 Voting against and another 2 Government MP's were absent during the Voting.

The Vote Of Account was presented to the Parliament instead of the Budget is due to the duration of Current Parliament  scheduled to be ended in next April.

National Democratic Front Secretary Nandana Gunathilaka Resigned From His Posts

The General Secreatary and Parliamentarian of the New Democratic Front(NDF) Nandana Gunathilaka today resigned from the Secreatry Post of the Party and from the Political Bureau with immediate effect.The decision behind this sudden move is not announced.

The NDF is formed from a Group who were resigned from the leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP).

Three Indian Pharmaceutical Companies who Provided Contaminated Injection Vials Got Blacklisted For Two Years

National Drug Authority recommended the Ministry of Health to Blacklisted Three Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies for two years who are responsible for supplying of Glass Piece Contained Injection Vials to the Sri Lankan Government Hospitals.Drug Authority recommends this from an Inquiry Report on Indian Pharmaceutical Companies handover to the Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage yesterday.

The three Companies due to Blacklisted  for Two years are 'Kilitch  India Drugs Private Limited who supplied the Glass Piece contained "Ceferoxine" Injection Vial,"Umedica Laboratories" who supplied the same kind of "Hydrocortisone" Vial,and Balco Pharma supplied the Glass Piece contained "Pethidine"

Police Fired Tear Gas And Water To Disperse The March Of Unemployed Graduate

Police fired tear Gas and Water to disperse protest March of around 2000 Unemployed Graduates near Hotel Hilton in Colombo this morning after the Graduates tried to enter the High Security Zone and  walking towards President's House to handover a petition.Due to the Police Blocked the Road There was a clash between the Police and the Protesters and  the angry protesting Graduates tried to remove Police Barricades which block the Road .Five Female Graduates were injured during  the Clashes and received Hospital Treatment .

Protesters who are unemployed since three years were demanding Government to employ all the Unemployed Graduates Immediately.They also protest over not allocating  Money from the Vote of Account presented to the Parliament for Employing these Graduates
Around 61 Protesting Unemployed Graduates were arrested for questioning regarding the clashes according to the Fort Police.

Inquiry Report On Indian Pharmaceutical Companies Handover To The Health Ministry

The Report on the Inquiry held on Six Indian Pharmaceutical Companies who supplied Contaminated Injection Vials and Saline Bottles was handed over to the Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Athula Khanda Liyanage this Evening.The Report was handed over by the Director of the National Drug Authority Dr.Hemantha Beneragama.The Action to be taken against these Companies too included in this Report according to the Health Ministry Sources.

Health Secretary is to examined the Report and implement the recommendations of it within next few days.

New 12 Party Opposition Coalition Formed

The New 12 Party Coalition to contest forthcoming Presidential and Parliamentary Elections was formed at the Parliamentary Complex today under the leadership of  Main Opposition United National Party(UNP).The New Coalition  compromised with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress,The  Democratic People's Front and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(Mahajana Wing).

This Party Coalition was formed after the Party leaders signed up an Agreement.

President Appoints New IGP

President Mahinda Rajapaksha today appointed the Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DDG) Mahinda Balasuriya  as  New Inspector General Of Police (IGP).New IGP was earlier attached to the Police Department as the Senior DIG Administrations.

He succeds the former IGP Jayantha Wicktamaratna who retired from his Post on Saturday.