Sunday, November 13, 2016

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Cases Filed Against 316 Premises During The Two Day Dengue Control Programme In Colombo District

During the special Dengue Mosquito Control Programme conducted on 10th and 11th of November in Colombo District, 867 premises were issued notices and cases filed against 316 premises for maintaining Dengue mosquito breeding places in their premises  according to the National Dengue Control Programme.

Altogether 12,056 premises were inspected during the two day programme and 506 premises were identified as maintaining mosquito breeding places.The health officials had corrected 1565 premises which are proned to breed Dengue Mosquitoes.

Schools,government institutions and construction sites have been identified as main Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places in Colombo District during the two day programme according to the National Dengue Control Programme.


HIV Positives Are At Risk Of Committing Suicide 36 Times More Than Normal Persons- A Study Reveales

A study has revealed that HIV positives are at risk of committing suicide 36 times more than that of normal persons due to the stigma and discrimination they have faced from the society.

As HIV/AIDS is no longer considered as a deadly disease due to the highly effective drugs and treatment available for the disease lead a HOV/AIDS patient to live around 70 years , there should be a full stop to the stigma and discrimination against these patients the director of National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage has stated.

Addressing a Media Briefing held at Hotel Ramada last Friday (11) evening on "Stripping Off Obstacles For HIV Prevention:Achieving Triple Zeroes In 2030 Dr.Liyanage has stressed that make awareness on HIV/AIDS amongst the high risk groups in the country is essential when minimizing   the spreading of the disease .

Addressing the briefing Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has stated that although 4200 persons in the country are estimated as living with HIV/AIDS  virus only 1000 out of them are identified as receiving treatment for the disease."We should work for other 3200 persons living with the virus too to receive treatment "he has stressed.


Seventy Judicial Officers To Be Transfered With Effect From 01st Of January

Seventy Judicial Officers including Chief
 Magistrates,Magistrates District Judges and Additional District Judges have  been transfered with effect from  01st of January 2017 as per the Annual Transfer List the Judicial Services Commission Secretariet has  announced .

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya and Mount Lavinia Magistrate A.M.M Sahabdeen are among the seventy Judicial Officers in the transfer list.

The Judicial Officers in the list can appeal against their transferes on or before 25-11-2016 the Judicial Services Commission has stated.



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California Collage Cancelled Grad.Ceremony Amodst Anti Gaza Protests

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68894386