"THE RED SPOT"(1925) A POPULAR ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR SPANISH ARTIST JOAN MIRO(1893-1983)

Sugar Levels Contains In Local Soft Drink Products Reduced By Ten Percent -Health Ministry

Local Soft Drink  manufacturers who have used higher amount of Sugar for their products  now decreased the sugar level contains in their Soft Drinks by 10 percent after introduced the traffic light system which indicating  the Suger level of a product and  steps will be taken to reduce it more Ministry Of  Health ,Nutrition and  Indigenous Medicine has stated.

In view of reducing the  deaths occurred due to the non communicable diseases in Sri Lanka .Health Ministry is due to introduce traffic light system indicating sugar levels contains in a product to the sweet meets  also  Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne has said.

Minimum Fine For Traffic Violations Should Be Increased Up To Rs.25,000-Health Minister Dr.Senaratne

The minimum fine imposed for traffic violations committed  by underaged Drivers,Drunken Drivers and  Drivers without licence should   be increased up to Rs.25,000 not Rs 2500 as proposed in the Budget Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr
Rajitha Senatatne has stated.

Traffic violations can be reduced only If the minimum fine imposed on traffic violations increased  to such an amount Minister has stressed.

The road accidents in Sri Lanka has increased to an alarming rate due to the traffic violations  committed by certain section of people he has said.

Thought the budget  minimum fine  for traffic violations involved in underaged persons.Drunken persons and  persons without a  driving licence  proposed to increase up   to Rs.2500 and it will be unfair that a section of trade unions  trying to strike against that proposal Health Minister has further stated during road accident awareness programme held for drivers at BMICH recently.

A 64 Year Old Person Was Killed Due To A Road Accident On Piliyandala- Moratuwa Road

A 64 year old person was killed after knocking down

by a Jeep while crossing the road of Piliyandala-Moratuwa road it has been reported.

The deceased was succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital in critical condition.

Police have arrested the Jeep driver regarding the accident.

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Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe Expressed His Support To The Proposals On Increasing Salaries Of MP's'

While expressed his support to  the proposals on

increasing the salaries of MP's ,Prime minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has today (19)stated at Parliament that his wife Professor Maithree Wikramasinghe was drawing a higher salary than him.

Attending the debate on Annual Budget-2017 Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has said that he has no objection on giving vehicles for the Parliamentariens to carry out their work in the electorates.

Meanwhile the expenditures of twenty nine heads of the country including President and Prime Minister for the fiscal year 2017 passed today at the Parliament without any amendments.