Public Services Nurses Union Urged Government To Conduct An Independant Inquiary On Indo Lanka Kidney Racket

The President Of the Public Services Nurses Union (PSNU) Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero has urged the government to appoint a higher official of the government service who is not belongs to the Health Ministry and also not a government doctor to investigate the ongoing Kidney racket which involves both India and Sri Lanka.

The inquiry  launched by the Health Ministry Officials regarding the said kidney racket is like inquire something which themselves  involves in as there are reports that some higher officials of the ministry as well as two doctors attach to the country's  powerful Doctors Trade Union also responsible for the racket .under the kidney racket some indian nationals who are willing to sell their kidneys for money have brought to Sri Lanka and remove their kidneys to transplant to the patients who needs the organ.

The Sri Lankan  doctor who coordinates this racket has received Rs.500,000 per one kidney transplant surgery performs through the kidneys taken from those indian nationals it has been revealed.

Rain Threatens Land Slides In Three Districts

If the rain continues for  next 24 hours in Matale,Kegalle and Ratnapura Districts there will be possible landslides in those areas according to the Disaster Management Center.the center has advised the people in those areas to be vigilant on the situation.

Meanwhile the Meteorology Department has announced that thunder showers will prevails in most parts of the island during evenings and nights in coming days.there may be 100 mm rain fall in some parts of the island the department has said.

Special Police Unit Has Been Setup To Probe Religious Clashes

A Special Police Unit for handling complaints and matters related to religious activities has been setup today(28) in Colombo.the special police unit can be reached through the telephone numbers 0112307674,0112307694 else the fax number 0112307688.

Recently President Mahinda Rajapaksha too pledged to set up a special police investigations unit  to probe the incidents  related to religious clashes after few such incidents occurred during last few weeks.

Nine Gemsones Worth Millions Of Rupees Have Been Robbed During A Transaction

Around Nine Gemstones worth Millions Of Rupees have been robbed by a group of men during a transaction held at a hotel in Kadugannawa,Mawanella this evening.the steeling of gems has taken place when the broker and another individual arrived hotel for the transaction .

According to the Police Sources the persons who accompanied the broker snatched the gems from his hands and fleeing in the car they have arrived in .

Mawanella Police has  conducting further investigations in to the incident.

Two Gazette Notifications On Mega Projects Of Australian Tycoon Packer Has Approved By Parliament

The two gazette notifications on  mega projects that  building a new luxury hotel with a casino by Australian Business Tycoon James Packer have approved today(25) in Parliament with a majority of 65 and 68 votes respectively.

The gazette notifications of James Packer has passed with 109 voted in favor and 44 voted against it while gazette notifications of JKH Waterfronts has received 112 in favor and 44 against it.the main opposition party United National Party(UNP) has voted against the notifications  with government ally Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) while Government Minister of Jathika Nidahas Peramuna Wimal Weerawansha ,Sri Lanka Muslim Congress MP'S and the minister Rishad Badurdeen were absent at the time of voting.

Meanwhile president mahinda rajapaksha has assured Media Organization heads that the gazette notifications passed at the parliament are solely  regarding building of a new  luxury hotel
and there's no plan to build a casino with the hotel.

Paying Wards At Kandy General Hospital Turned To A Gymnasium And On Call Room

The two paying wards built for patients  at Kandy Teaching  Hospital have now turned to a gymnasium and an on call room for hospital doctors at a cost of millions of rupees with the help of health authorities and government medical officers Association( GMOA) the President of Government Nursing Officers Union, Saman Rathnapriya has said today(24).

Health Ministry has approved this illegal project and the two paying wards shut down patients since last July to accommodate  the gymnasium and on call room Ratnapriya has stressed.all the equipments fixed in those two paying wards have now removed and stored in a separate room he has revealed.

This is an one example for medical dictatorship spread by the GMOA in the health sector at present as a largest trade union of government doctors Ratnapriya has added.he urged the health authorities to remove the gymnasium and on call room from the mentioned paying wards of Kandy General Hospital and re established the paying wards for the benefit of

patients.

A Gazette Notification Which Legalize Casinos In Sri Lanka Has passed In Parliament?

One out of  three controversial gazette notifications tabled under the strategic development project act that opposition  parties claims as will legalize casinos here was passed this evening at parliament with a majority of 71 votes. the controversial gazette notification was passed amidst heavy protests of main opposition United National Party(UNP) as MP's of the party were protested against the notification in front of Parliament.

During the voting 113 MP's were voted in favor of the Act while 42 including Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero who is in the government bench were voted against the act.68 MP's including MP's of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress have abstained from voting.UNP,JVP and TNA MP's were voted against the act.Ministers Champika Ranawaka,Wimal Weerawansha ,Rauff Hakeem and Rishard Badurdeen were the notable absentees when the vote has taken place.