Consumer Affairs Authority Officers Recovered 42,100 Kilos Of Rice Hidden In Three Shops In Pettah

The officers attached to the Consumer Affairs Authority had today(28) recovered 42,100 Kilo Grammes of Rice hidden in three shops in Pettah(Colombo)  to  keep away from selling in the market.

The Officers carried out the raid, sealed the three shops which hidden the Rice stock and due to take a legal action against the shop owners.

Meanwhile during the last two days officers attached to Consumer Affairs authority raided 172 shops in the island that sold Rice for above the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) fixed for Rice according to sources.Legal action had been taken against 1367  businessman and sellers for violating the consumer laws.

Health Minister Ordered To Transfer All Doctors Attached To Welikada Prison Hospital

Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had instructed the Deputy Director General Of Health Services (Grade -2) Dr.Amal Harsha De Silva to transfer all the Doctors attached to the Welikada Prison Hospital with immediate effect ,during a meeting of a heads of Health Institutions held at Ministry Of Health yesterday(27).

Minister had given the instructions after a Doctor attached to the Prison Hospital who are helping  corrupt politicians remanded over various corrupt activities to admit Prison Hospital by issuing fake medical reports to them ,refused to accept the  transfer order given to him by the Minister in an earlier occasion according to the Health Ministry.

Due to this situation Health Minister had instructed the Deputy Director General Of Health Services Dr.Amal Harsha to transfer all the Doctors attached to the Welikada Prison Hospital and appoint new team of Doctors to the Hospital with immediate effect.

Government Nurses To Launch A Protest Campaign In Front Of Health Ministry Tomorrow(01)

Government Hospital Nurses are due to launch a protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine at 12 noon tomorrow(01) demanding solutions for the six of their service demands according to All Ceylon Nurses Union.

The Nurses are launching the protest campaign  demanding solutions for six of their long standing service demands including solve their salary anomalies and pay arrears ,Paying the special allowance Health Minister promised to provide for Government Hospital Nurses and Grade Nurses for every five years according to the Union.

 

Eat More Fruit And Veg For A Longer Life, Researchers Say

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"FOUR DARKS IN RED"(1958) A POPULAR YESTERYEAR ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF RUSSIAN-AMERICAN ARTIST MARK ROTHKO(1903-1970)

Sky Rocketed Prices Of Coconuts To Be Decreased Soon-Kobbakaduwa Agrarian Research And Training Institute

The escalating prices of the coconut in the market will be decreased before

 the forthcoming Sinhala /Hindu new year (April) according to the Hector Kobbakaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute in Colombo.

At present the prices of Coconut is between RS.55-70 in the local market

Due to the price escalation of Coconuts ,the price of the Coconut Oil too increased by Rs.250-280 per liter.

Foreign-Much Loved Hippo Gustavito Killed At Zoo

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