President Has Converted Death In Row Sentences Of 60 Prisoners To Life Imprisonment

President Maithripala Sirisena has today

(04)converted jail sentences of 60  Prisoners in Sri Lankan jail's who were sentenced to death in row to life imprisonment to mark 69th Independence day of the country which falls today(04).

President has implemented this according to the recommendations made by Minister Of Justice Wijedasa Rajapakshe based on a report of an expert committee appointed to look into converting death in row sentences to life imprisonment .

SRI LANKA CELEBRATES 69TH INDEPENDENCE DAY TODAY(04)

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A Motor Cyclist Was Killed After Colliding With A Iron Fence At Mahawa

A young motor cyclist was killed after colliding with

an iron fence near the Mahawa Railway Station today (04) according to Police Headquarters.

The deceased met with the accident as unable to control the speed of the vehicle.He was on his way to madalgama from daladagama at the timeit has been revealed.

Leprosy Still Not In The Elimination Stage ?

Although Sri Lanka is planning to eliminate Leprosy

from the country by 2020 annually around 2000 Leprosy Patients have been reported from the country according to the Anti Leprosy Campaign.

During the last year (2016) 1853 Leprosy Patients were reported from the country the Campaign has stated.

Around 9- 10 percent of the Leprosy Patients reported from the country have been identified with deformaties related to the disease and that percentage is higher when comparing to other countries in South Asia consultant dermatologist attached to the Central Leprosy Clinic has stated during a media seminar held yesterday (03) regarding Leprosy .

According to him child Leprosy Patients in the country is on the increase and around 9 -10 percent of the Leprosy Patients reported from Sri Lanka are  Children .

To avoid Leprosy becoming an epidemic here public as well as the community physicians and dermatologists need to be well informed of the disease Dr.Amarathunge has stressed.

Independence Day Rehearsals -A Parachutist Got Injured And Hospitalized During The Landing

A parachutist taken part In the final

rehearsals of the 69 the  National Independence Day Celebrations has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital after got injured during landing the sea area last morning (03) .

Due to the strong winds prevailed in parachutists have decided to land sea area as a precautionary measure and Navy officers have taken steps to bring parachutists to the shore immediately .