Colombo High Court today sentenced 30 years of rigourous imprisonment for a LTTE member who was charged for trying to asassinate former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunge through a Suicide Bomb Attack in 1999.The accused is the second accused person as the first accused who was a female bomber died in the attack which killed 28 people and injured another 80 at Town Hall in Colombo .
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
LTTE Member Sentenced To 30 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment For Planning To Asassinate Former President
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Indian Court Dropped All Charges Against Main Accused Of Rajiv Gandhi Trial LTTE Leader Prabhakaren
Indian Court in Chennai which conducted the Rajiv Gandhi Murder trial dropped all the charges filed against main accused LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaren who was killed last year during the Clashes with Sri Lankan Forces.The Court in Chennai also dropped the charges filed against second accused in the Case Leader of LTTE's Intelligence Wing Pottu Amman who also got killed during the fights.
The charges against the two accused were dropped after Sri Lankan Police filed a report saying both Prabhakaren and Pottu Amman were killed during the fights in last year.The Rajiv Gandhi Murder Trial is also closed it has been reported.
President Rajapaksha Appealed To Saudi Arabian King To Pardon Sri Lankan Maid
President Mahinda Rajapaksha made an appeal to king of Saudi Arabia today to pardon Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek who was sentenced to death by Saudi Arabian court for killing Saudi Infant in 2005.
A Riyadh Supreme Court few days ago endorsed the death sentence imposed on Nafeek by Dawadami High Court on June 2007.
A Riyadh Supreme Court few days ago endorsed the death sentence imposed on Nafeek by Dawadami High Court on June 2007.
25,000 Stroke Patients Reported From Sri Lanka Annually
Around 25,000 Stroke Patients are reported annually from Sri Lanka and out of them 20,000 are dying due to not getting treatment in early stage of the disease Sri Lankan Neurologists have revealed.Normally around 55 stroke patients reported daily from local Hospitals and 40 of them dying they stressed.
According to chief of the Stroke Unit in ,National Hospital,Colombo Dr.Padma Gunaratne out of the Stroke Patients reported from Sri Lanka annually 25 percent are in the age group below 65 years."This proved that the disease it self is no longer a disease among elderly people' she added.One of the major causes for people having Stroke is smoking and 37 percent who are having the disease are addicted for Smoking Dr.Gunarathna has said.
Monday, October 25, 2010
GMOA Urged The Health Officials To Consider Views Of Medical Staff Before Implementing 24 Hour OPD Services
"To implement the President Mahinda Rajapaksha's proposal to open OPD(Out Door Patients Department) Clinics of all the Government Hospitals 24 hours a day in practical way Ministry Of Health should discuss the issue with the Doctors and other health staff members who are attached to OPD's to get their opinion "the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) said today.
According to the secretary of GMOA Dr.Bimantha Gunasekera Union is not having any objections for the proposal to open OPD's 24 hours a day if Doctors are not opposing it.To get the proposal work Ministry should discuss the issue with medical staff attched to OPD's and Hospital Directors as well as improved infrastructure facilities of the Government Hospitals he stressed.
According to the secretary of GMOA Dr.Bimantha Gunasekera Union is not having any objections for the proposal to open OPD's 24 hours a day if Doctors are not opposing it.To get the proposal work Ministry should discuss the issue with medical staff attched to OPD's and Hospital Directors as well as improved infrastructure facilities of the Government Hospitals he stressed.
Health Ministry To Set Up Separate Dental Clinic For Senior Citizens In All Govt.Hospitals
Dental Unit of the Ministry of Health is planning to set up a separate Dental Clinic in all the major government hospitals for Senior Citizens who are over 60 years of age Deputy Director General(Dental Services)Dr.Jayasundara Bandara has said.As a first step Ministry has planned to set up a separate dental clinic for senior citizens at Dental Institute in Maharagama of the Colombo District with effect from next month(November).
Sunday, October 24, 2010
President Advised Health Secretary To Conduct OPD Clinics In Govt.Hospitals During Holidays As Well
President Mahinda Rajapaksha has advised the Health Ministry Secretary to consider conducting of OPD(Out door patients department) Clinics of the Government Hospital in Government Holidays and Sundays as well.At present OPD Clinics in the Government Hospitals are only conducting during weekdays and Saturdays.
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