Colombo High Court Suspended The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Decision Of Releasing 15 Elephants To Thier Owners

The Colombo High Court  has today(26) issued an injunction order suspending the Colombo Chief Magistrate's decision to release 15 elephants to their owners on temporary basis on special bonds.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya has last Friday(20) issued an order to government authorities to release 15 elephants taken in to custody from their owners due to keeping them without a valid permit back to the owners until the Kandy Esala Procession(Perahera) and several other processions ended.

The 15 elephants in custody are due to release to their owners subject to Rs.30 million special bonds until 31st of August.

However the Attorney General has filed a revision application at the Colombo High Court by challenging the Chief Magistrate's order.After considering the revision application Colombo High Court has today issued an injunction order by preventing the implementation of Colombo Chief Magistrate's order until 06th of June.

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A Stock Of Surgical And Medicinal Drugs At Kotikawatte Sub Drug Store Destroyed Due To Floods

A part of the Rs.450 million worth stock of surgical items and medicinal drugs stored at sub drug store in Kotikawatte(In Colombo)Area  which attached to Medical Supplies Division(MSD) of the Ministry Of Health has been destroyed due to the recent floods according to the Ministry.

The exact value of the stock of surgical items and medicinal drugs that destroyed at the Kotikawatte sub drug store is not yet estimated Ministry has stated.

The officers of stock survey board along with a team of officers including an insurance agent are currently engaged in a survey to find out the value of destroyed drug items at kotikawatte sub drug store and after the survey concludes the stock of destroyed drugs will be dumped Health Ministry sources stressed.

The authorities have taken steps to transfer  remained stock of surgical items  and drugs in good quality  at kotikawatte sub drug store to other drug stores it has been revealed.However this stock will only be used after subjecting  it to a quality test sources added.

Detained Former Senior DIG Anura Senanayake Was Further Remanded Until 09th Of June

The former senior deputy inspector general of police (DIG)anura senanayake who was arrested for hiding evidences of the former sri lankan rugby player wasim thajudeen's murder was today (26)further remanded until 09th of June by the Colombo additional magistrate.

The former DIG was remanded after been produced before Colombo additional magistrate nishantha pieris this morning.

Former DIG senanayake was arrested by Criminal Investigations Department(CID) last Monday after recorded a statement from him regarding the murder of former rugby player thajudeen.

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Government To Issue National Identity Cards And Birth Certificattes Free For Displaced Persons Who Lost Them Due To Floods

The government has launched a special programme to issue national identity cards and birth certificates free of charge for the displaced persons who had lost them due to floods and landslides the minister of home affairs vajira abeywardena has stated today(26).

The necessary funds need for this programme will be obtained through the ministry of home affairs the minister had stressed.

HEALTH TIP

• Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease caused by an infestation by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
• Direct skin-to-skin contact is the mode of transmission.
• A severe and relentless itch is the predominant symptom of scabies.
• Sexual contact is the most common form of transmission among sexually active young people, and scabies has been considered by many to be a sexually transmitted disease (STD), although not all cases are transmitted sexually.
• Signs and symptoms of scabies include a skin rash composed of small red bumps and blisters that affects specific areas of the body. Other symptoms can include tiny red burrows on the skin and relentless itching. The itchy skin leads to frequent scratching, which may predispose the skin to secondary infections.
• Treatment includes oral or topical scabicidal drugs.
• Over-the-counter remedies or home remedies are not effective in eliminating scabies

 Scabies is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease caused by an infestation by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Mites are small eight-legged parasites (in contrast to insects, which have six legs). They are tiny, just 1/3 millimeter long, and burrow into the skin to produce intense itching, which tends to be worse at night. The mites that infest humans are female and are 0.3 mm-0.4 mm long; the males are about half this size. Scabies mites can be seen with a magnifying glass or microscope. The scabies mites crawl but are unable to fly or jump. They are immobile at temperatures below 20 C, although they may survive for prolonged periods at these temperatures.


Curing scabies is rather easy with the administration of prescription scabicide drugs. There are no approved over-the-counter preparations that have been proved to be effective in eliminating scabies, and home remedies are not effective. The following steps should be included in the treatment of scabies:

1. Apply a mite-killer like permethrin (Elimite). These creams are applied from the neck down, left on overnight, then washed off. This application is usually repeated in seven days. Permethrin is approved for use in people 2 months of age and older and is considered to be the safest and most effective treatment for scabies.
2. An alternative treatment is 1 ounce of a 1% lotion or 30 grams of cream of lindane, applied from the neck down and washed off after approximately eight hours. Since lindane can cause seizures when it is absorbed through the skin, it should not be used if skin is significantly irritated or wet, such as with extensive skin disease, rash, or after a bath. As an additional precaution, lindane should not be used in pregnant or nursing women, the elderly, people with skin sores at the site of the application, children younger than 2 years of age, or people who weigh less than 110 pounds. Lindane is not a first-line treatment and is only recommended if patients cannot tolerate other therapies or if other therapies have not been effective. Resistance to this medication has also been frequently reported.