JVP Presented The 20 Th Amendment On Removing Executive Powers Of President To The Parliament

The leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna

(JVP)has presented the 20th Constitutional Amendment on removing Executive powers of the President to the Parliament today (05).

MP Vijitha Herath has presented the Amendment to the Parliament behalf of JVP which seconded by the JVP Leader MP Anura Kumara Dassanayake.

JVP had earlier handed over the 20 th Amendment to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and General Secretary of the Parliament on 25 th of May and it was gazetted on 09th of July.

Joint Opposition Group MP's were absent during the presentation of 20 th Amendment due to the Jana Balaya protest Rally.

President Maithripala Sirisena waa also attended the Parliament today .

Joint Opposotion Group MP's And Supporters Begun A "Sathyagraha" Campaign

The protesters gathered this evening (05)in front of Lake House Roundabout to attend a Rally organized by the Joint Opposition Group have begun a "Sathyagraha"Campaign approx.an hour ago by lighting candles it has been reported.

Due to the "Sathyagraha"campaign  a heavy traffic is being reported from surrounding roads according to reports.

Meanwhile during the protest Rally held under the patronage of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe this evening near Lake House Roundabout Joint Opposition Members had stated that till  present government goes home  protests  will continue .

FROM BUDDHISM

WHO Has Named Sri Lanka As A Country Eliminated Rubella

World Health Organization (WHO) has

today (05) named Sri Lanka as a country eliminated Rubella (German Measels) .

The Certificate regarding the Elimination of Rubella from Sri Lanka has been presented to Sri Lankan Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne today (05) by the Director of World Health Organization's South East Asian Region Dr.Poonam Chetrapal Singh during the ongoing South East Asian Regional WHO Conference at New Dehi  India.

Sri Lanka has been previously awarded the Certificates on Eliminating Malaria in 2015,Eliminating Filaria in 2016 and Eliminating Mother To Child Transmitted Neo Natal Tetanus in 2017 by the WHO.

Private Hospital Charges To Be Regulated Within Next Two Weeks

Selected Private Hospital service

Charges including Surgery Charges will be regulated within next two weeks according to the Ministry Of Health, Nutrition and Indeginous Medicine.

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne Has already informed the Medical Specialists Union to submit the Union's proposals soon regarding the regulating  of Private Hospital service charges the Ministry has stated.

As the prices of Private Hospital Services Charges will be reduced under the proposed regulating of Private Hospital Charges ,few Private Hospital owners are planning to file a petition at Courts against the decision Minister Dr.senatatne has stated during a function held at Kegalle Teaching Hospital recently .

Ninth Elephant Body Has Been Taken Out From The Marshy Land At Polonnaruwa

Another body of a Wild Elephant has

been taken out from the Marshy Land of Periyanaru Canal in Thummodara Amuna Wild Life Park ,Polonnaruwa whilst stuck in the  mud there today (05) by the Sri Lanka Army personal.

Accordingly the body of a one year old Baby Elephant has been taken out from.the Marshy Land area and with it the total number of Elephant Bodies taken out from the mud has been increased to Nine.

Out of this number of Elephant Bodies Seven has been taken out from the mud on Last Monday ,One yesterday and one Body today.

Sri Lanka Army personal are continuing the search operation they have launched to find out whether there are more Elephant Bodies stucked in the Marshy Land. 

A Three Wheeler Driver Was Killed And Three Others Injured Due To A Road Accident

A 25 year old Three Wheeler Driver

was killed and three others were injured and hospitalized after the Three Wheeler they were travelling in veering off the road and colliding with a lamp post at Galwana Junction on Galle-Udugama  road yesterday (04).

The injured were admitted to the Udugama Hospital for treatment where the critically injured Three Wheeler Driver had succumbed to his injuries.

The deceased was identified as a resident of Yatalamaththa area .

The incident occurred as the Three Wheeler Driver failed to control the speed of the Vehicle it has been revealed.