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Health Officials Had taken legal action Against 51 Food Outlets For Selling Food Items Not fit For Human Consumption

During the island wide raids carried out in the first

day of National Food Safety week  yesterday (28) health officials had taken legal action against 51 food outlets inclulding Bakeries and destroyed food items in 208 outlets due to not fit for human consumption according to Ministry Of Health.

During the raids in the first day of the National Food Safety Week health officials had also taken legal action against 42 varities of soft drinks which not apply traffic lights system to indicate suger levels and filed cases against 12 school canteens selling food unfit for human consumption.

Food items in 112 school canteens have been destroyed during tjdue to unfit for human consumption Ministry has stated.

Former Police Special Task Force Chief K.L.N Sarathchandre Was Released On Bail

The former head of the Police Special Task Force Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) K.L.N

Sarathchandre who had been arrested and remanded recently over misusing a police jeep was released on bail today (28) by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

He was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate court today (8)

The former Police Special Police Task Force chief was charged over misusing a state owned jeep  while he was at office.

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Prime Minister Wikramasinghe Proposed A Rs.100,000 Allowance For MP's

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has today (28)

stated in the Parliament that he proposed a Rs.100,000 allowance for each  MP  to use for the activities in their electorates including giving gifts.

Prime Minister has also stressed that his opinion was that monthly allowance of MP's too should be increased.

Recently Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has stated in Parliament that salaries of MP's should be  increased.

Fishing Boat Had Disappeared In Southern Sea

A fishing  boat had disappeared in the sea about 10 nautical miles away from Galle-Ambalangoda sea

coast today (28) it has been reported.

An investigation has been launched to find out the disappeared fishing boat according to the Disaster Management Center in Galle.However there's no detail on the fishermen in  disappeared boat the center has stated.

Five Passengers In A Car Escaped Following A Car-Train Collision

Five persons in a car escaped without injuries

following the Car they were in colliding with the night mail train travelling from Badulla to Colombo near the Uduwara railway station today (28),

The collission occurred when the Car attempted to cross through an unprotected railway crossing.