Director General Of Health Services Has Instructed The Food Authorities To Inspect All Varieties Of noodles In The Market To Check Lead And MSG Levels

The Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has today(22) instructed the food authorities to inspect all varieties of Noodles available in local market to see whether a higher amount of "Lead" and "Mono sodium Glutamate" known as MSG Chemical compound using as a food additive contains in Noodles.

Under the instructions of Director General Of Health Services the food authorities have already sent the samples of all varieties of Noodles available in local market including popular brand "Maggie Noodles" to the Industrial Technology Institute to conduct laboratory tests according to the food inspectors.

Health Authorities have suspected that some noodles manufacturers may have using higher amount of Lead and MSG when manufacturing the noodles which is very harmful for humans.

A large number of Maggie Noodles Packets have been destroyed by the Indian Health Authorities last week after they were found as containing higher amount of MSG.

If any of the local branded noodles are found as containing higher amount of Lead and MSG levels
 through the tests they will be immediately removed from the market Food Inspectors have said.

Former Sports Minister Was Questioned By Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division Over A Financial Irregularity

The former Minister Of Sports MP  Mahindananda Aluthgamage was questioned today(22) by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) over the allegation leveled against him on financial irregularity occurred at the Sports Ministry amounting over Rs.39 million while he was in office.

The Bribery Commission too investigating on a complaint received against the former sports minister aluthgamage and instructed the Immigration And Emigration Department to impound the Passport of him  due to pending investigation.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Sri Lankan Navy Arrested 26 Indian Fishermen And Trawlers In Sri Lankan Seas

The Sri Lankan Navy have arrested 26 Indian Fishermen along with three fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan Waters of  Seas in Northern Point Pedro it has been reported.The arrested Fishermen and fishing trawlers were brought to Kankasanthurai  Harbour today and they are due to hand over to the officials of Department  Of Fisheries And Aquatic Resources.

POEM OF THE DAY- "WHO EVER LOVED" BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

It lies not in our power to love or hate, For will in us is overruled by fate. When two are stripped, long ere the course begin, We wish that one should love, the other win; And one especially do we affect Of two gold ingots, like in each respect: The reason no man knows; let it suffice What we behold is censured by our eyes. Where both deliberate, the love is slight: Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight?

Jathika Hela Urumaya Party Condemned The Government On Organizing A Diaspora Festival In Colombo

The Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) Party has today(21) severely condemned the Government on it's decision to hold a Tamil Diaspora festival in Colombo.According to the Media Spokesman of the JHU Nishantah Warnasinghe the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has allocated over US Dollars 3.2 million  to hold the Diaspora Festival .

Tamil Diaspora is known as the main funders of the terrorist group LTTE which fought with Sri Lankan Armed Forces over two decades for a seperate homeland in Northern Sri Lanka.

The Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has last week said in Parliament that the foreign ministry  is keen to organize a Diaspora Festival here later this year to encourage the Diaspora Community to contribute the activities in Sri Lanka.

Prime Minister Has Begun Talks With Minor Parties On 20th Amendment

The Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe  has begun talks with minor parties regarding the 20th Amendment to the Constitution which was included in Gazette recently the government sources have said. Prime Minister has concluded the first round of talks with minor parties on the Amendment today(21) at Prime Minster's official residence "Temple Trees".

Minor Parties including the Tamil National Alliance(TNA) have  decided to oppose the 20th Amendment to the Constitution  which includes the new electoral reforms and  scheduled to be presented to the Parliament shortly.

The minor parties are of  the view that  through the new electoral reforms introduced by the 20th amendment their parties will face injustice and therefore proposed to amend the new electoral reforms,