Ministry Of Health Ordered To investigate On Death Of A Child Bitten By Leech

The Ministry Of Health has appointed two teams to investigate on   death of a child who was bitten by a leech  and admitted to Nawalapitiya Base Hospital of the Central Province.The 5 year old child was admitted to the Hospital after a wound appeared in his skin after bitten by leech and died after administered an injection according to the Health Ministry.

Ministry of Health has given instructions to the Central Provincial Health Department to investigate on the child's death and also appointed a team compromising Ministry Officials to investigate on this matter.

Kilinochchi Police Began Investigations On Claymore Explosion In The Area

Killinochchi Police is now investigating in a Claymore Bomb Explosion occurred in last Friday in Kilinochchi Area of  Northern Sri Lanka killing 19 year old youth and injuring another person.It has been reported that the two victims were clearing the land area at the time of the explosion and believed that the exploded Claymore was planted there by the LTTE during the war time,

The Claymore was weighing around 250 gram mes according to the Police.

527 Dengue Patients Reported In January

In January up to now 527 Dengue Cases are reported throughout the island according to the Epidemiology Unit.Out of this number 202 Dengue Patients were reported from Colombo District while 72 reported from  from Gampaha and 41 from Jaffna District.

The epidemiologists advised Sri Lankans to destroy Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places and clean their apartments and houses as precautionary measures to prevent spreading of Dengue as rainy season is on.

450 Nominations Handed over For Forthcoming Local Elections Got Rejected

A total number of 450 nominations out of 2047 nominations handed over by the Political Parties yesterday(27th) for the forthcoming Local Government Elections were rejected according to the Elections Commissioner Mr.Dayananda Dishanayake.Out of the nominations received 1597 have been accepted by the Divisional Secretaries for 301 local government institutions Mr.Dishanayake has said.

The majority of the nominations rejected are from the Ampara District in Eastern Province as out of 164 nominations presented 48 were rejected which 43 were from Independent Groups.

Korean Female Tourist Died And Her Husband Serously Injured Due To An Accident Near Katunayake Air Port Runaway

A Korean female tourist arrived Sri Lanka was killed and her husband received serious injuries yesterday as their Vehicle met with  an accident  in a road near the safety fence of the Katunayake International Air Port runaway.The Driver of the Vehicle got admitted to Katunayake Army Hospital while the Korean Couple admitted to Negambo Base Hospital.

Large Number Of Nomination Lists Of Main Parties For The Local Government Elections Got Rejected

A large number of nomination lists presented for the forthcoming local government elections were rejected today which includes the nomination lists of the governing United Peoples Freedom Front(UPFA) and the main opposition United National Party(UNP).

The Nomination List of the Governing UPFA was also rejected in Jaffna UC in the Northern Sri Lanka while both UPFA and main opposition UNP nomination lists for the Embilipitiya Urban Council in the Rathnapura District were rejected.

While Large number of nomination lists of the Main Parties  got rejected the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) lost the chance of contesting the council in Mannar in the north due not submit their nomination list before the deadline which was 12 noon today.The accepting of nomination lists for the forthcoming local government elections ended today.The elections due to held in 17tho f March this year.

Local Government Elections Scheduled In 17th Of March

The Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayake has announced today that the Local Government  Elections will be held in 17th of March this year.