Saturday, July 15, 2017

Two Hundred Thousand Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places Detected In The Island During Last Two Weeks

During last two weeks around 200,000 Dengue
Mosquito breeding places have been detected from the island through the raids carried out by health workers according to the Director of National Dengue Control Programme Dr.Hasitha Thissera.

If the public do not clean their premises/gardens/instit
utes/roads often there is a threat of getting the number increased in future Dr.Thissera has said.

Ministry of Health in collaboration with all media institutes have launched a special dengue control programe today (15)throughout the island.

According to the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne this programme has been launched as proposed through the report handed over to him by the visiting World Health Organization expert team few days ago.

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A Female Was Killed After Colliding With A Motorcycle

A 56 year old female was killed after colliding with a
motorcycle near a pedestrian crossing  at pansala junction on Colombo-Negambo main road.

The critically injured female had succumbed to her injuries after admission to Negambo Base Hospital.Injured motorcyclist also admitted to the Negambo Hospital for treatment it has been reported.


Senior DIG In Charge Of Central Province Arrested Over Allowing The Key Suspect Of Rape And Killing Of Jaffna School Girl To Escape

Police have today (15)arrested a senior deputy
Inspector General Of Police(DIG) in charge of Central province Lalith Jayasinghe over allowing a key suspect of the  case on rape and killing of  Jaffna school girl Shivayoganathan Vidya to escape from police custody.

The Deputy Inspector General Of Police Jayasinghe who was the DIG of Jaffna at the time of vidya"s killing was charged over allowing the chief suspect of the case mahalingam shashi kumar allias swiss kumar based in Switzerland to escape from custody.

The suspect is due to be produced before the Kayts Magistrate Court.

The school girl Vidya was raped and killed while travelling to her school from a cycle on  13th of May 2015 and it has been revealed that this incident was planned internationally .

Twelve suspects have already been arrested and remanded over the incident.

A Four Year Old Child Has Died After A Wall And Roof Of A Kitchen Collapsed On Him

A four year old kindergaten child has died after a wall
and roof of the kitchen  of his house collapsed on him at moragolla estate in Hali-Ela yesterday (14).

The child who was taken care of his grand father due to his parents working elsewhere, has died after admission to Badulla General Hospital .

The wall and roof of the kitchen wall collapsed on the child due to strong  winds prevailed at that time.


Government To Promote Altetnative Wrappings For Polythene Products

Government has decided to promote enviornmental
friendly wrappings like paper,cloth and reet as an alternatives to the polythene sheets and wrappings before the ban imposed on polythene products coming in to effect on 01st of September.

Cabinet has approved a Cabinet paper submitted by the President Maithripala Sirisena as the Enviornment Minister to ban manufacturing,selling and distributing of polythene sheets,shopping bags and regiform boxes used for wrapping food items with effect from 01st of September.

The Consumer Protection Authority has also requested the government to introduce  alternatives for the polythene products before the ban coming in to effect.


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A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....