The Riot Police had yesterday (26) fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a Protest march organized by the group of Universiry students attached to Inter University Studenta Federation (IUSF) near Town hall area .
The protest march which began from the Viharamahadevi park in Town hall was held by demanding solutions for several demands including the releasing of the chairman and few members of Srudents Union attached to kelaniya university who were arrested recently .
Colombo Additional Magistrate had yesterday (26)released 17 traders including the president of the Maning Market Traders union who were arrested over holding a protest Campaign in front of the Paliyagoda Maning town market by viloating a court order .The traders were released on a,surety bail of Rs.100,000 each.
Earlier A court order was issued against holding prorests in front of the Maning market in paliyagoda ,However Traders of the market had violated the court order and launched a Protest in front of the Market after closing all trade stalls over a problem arisen when allocating trade stalls,for traders.That protest caused enormous,difficulties for pedestrians in the area it has been reported.Paliyagoda Policw had arrested the suspects and produced before the court .
An inquiry is currently being held to find out whether the low quality and unregistered drugs are in use in Government hospitals as complained by several factions according to the Government Auditor General W.P.S Wikramaratne.
Accordingly this inquiry is in the last stage and the report of it will be handed over to the authorities soon the Auditor General had stated.This inquiry is being held covering all Gocernment Hospitals in the island he had stated.
The Ministry Of Trade had withdrawn the two Gazette Notifications issued earlier regarding the Maximun Retail price of an Egg with effect from midnight last night (25) according to the Ministry .
Two new Gazette notifications were issued last night replacing the previous notifcations issued regarding selling of an Egg each and A Kilo Of Eggs the Ministry had stated.Due to the Maximum retail price Gazette notification a shortage of Eggs occcured in the local market since a few months .
Government had earlier fixed a maximum retail price for Brown egg and white egg as Rs.46 and Rs.44 respectively .Meanwhile Government had taken steps to issue stocks of eggs imported from India to all supermarket and Sathosa chains with effect from yesterday from Rs.35 each.Earlier these eggs were issued only for hotelliers and bakers.
A Nine and half hour long water cut is scheduled to be implemented today (26)in seven areas of Gampaha District (Western Province )from 8.30 a.m to 6 p.m ) according to the National Water supply and drainage board.
Accordingly this water cut will be implemented in seven areas of Gampaha district including Wathpitiwala ,Maimbula,Ranpokunugama Housing scheme and Attanagalla areas due to an urgent repair work of a pipeline the Water Board had announced.
