Five Indian Nationals Remanded Over An Illegal Kidney Racket Have Been further Remanded

Five Indian Nationals who were arrested and

remanded over involving in an International Kidney Racket have been further remanded until 09th of February by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today (27).

Except the charge on  involving in  a Kidney Racket the suspects were charged with staying in the country without a valid visas and escape from Mirihana Detention Center it has been reported.

The five suspects pleaded not guilty for the charges against them during the court hearing.

Special Commodity Levy On Imported Rice Reduced By Rs.10

The Special commodity levy imposed on imported rice

has been reduced by Rs.10 with effect from midnight tonight (27).

Accordingly the levy will be reduced by Rs.15 to Rs.5 per kilo gramme the Ministry Of Finance has announced. 

A Plastic Item Shop In Homagama Has Destroyed Due To A Fire

A shop selling plastic items at Homagama(Colombo) had been destroyed last night (26) due to a sudden fire broke out in the shop.

The fire brigade of Panagoda Army Camp,the residents of the area and Kottawa Municipal council fire brigade doused the fire it has been reported.

No one was injured due to the fire and the  cause for the fire not yet been revealed.

Homagama Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

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Prices Of Cataract Lenses To Be Reduced By Rs.20,000- Health Minister

The Prices of  Cataract Lenses in the local  market will be reduced by Rs.20,000 within next week according to the Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Accordingly a Cataract Lens  priced at Rs.30,000 in the local market will be reduced to Rs.10,000 it has been reported.Although Private Medical Companies are importing Cataract lenses from India for Rs.6000 per a Lens, Companies are selling Lenses to the patients for Rs.30,000 per Lens by earning a huge profit Health Minister has stated.

"Some Ophthalmologists(Eye Surgeons) are also involved in importing and selling of Cataract Lenses in Sri Lanka and i have an evidence to prove this"the Minister has stressed.

At present soon after the Health Ministry has instructed the surgeons  attached to the Colombo Eye Hospital to perform Cataract Surgeries through Cataract Lenses purchasing under the  local purchase system ,some Surgeons have stopped performing Cataract Surgeries as a step of opposing the decision  as they are not anymore  allowed to request patients to purchase these Lenses from the  Private Sector the Ministry Of Health has stated.

It is widely believed that through requesting Cataract patients to purchase Cataract Lenses from the Private Sector ,Medical Personal too received huge  commissions.

A Van Carrying A Group Of Tourists Met With An Accident At Watawala

A Van carrying a group of tourists had met with an accident at Watawala area today(27)due to the slippery conditions on  roads as a result of the current wet weather pattern.

No one was  injured due to the accident according to reports.The Van was traveling from Nuwara Eliya to Benthota at the time of the accident.