The National Water Supply And Drainage Board has announced a 16 hour long water cut from 5 P.m this evening (17).until 9 a.m tomorrow(18) in five Colombo divisions according to the Board.
Accordingly The scheduled
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The Riot police have managed to taken Deputy Director of Colombo National Hospital Dr.Rukshan Bellana out of his office after being trapped inside his office for nearly six hours due to a Protesting Minor staff of the hospital surrounded his office yesterday(16).
Around 500 Minor staff employees of the Hospital surrounded the office of National Hospital Deputy Director last evening over the comments made by him against Health sector minor staff for demanding Dat allowance received by Doctors it has been reported.
Fifteen persons including a four month old child were injured and hospitalized after the Van they were travelling in veering off the road and crashed into a tree at Wariyapola -Kalugamuwa road last evening (16) according to the Wariyapola (North western province) Police.A four month old infant and 12 females were among those injured it has been reported.
The injured were admitted to the Variyapola District Hospital and four of them were later transferred to Kurunagala Teaching Hospital for further treatment .The Injured are residents of Imiyangoda,area it has been reported.
President Ranil Wikramasinghe has issued an Extra Ordinary Gazette Notification declaring Health,Public Transport ,Train and Postal Services as an Essential services.
President has declared above services as special Services to prevent it being obstacle to the General Public it has been announced.
Meanwhile 72 Trade Unions representing various health employees had launched an islandwide strike action demanding DAT allowance provided to Doctors for their services as well since yesterday (13) crippling the Hospital services.The strike continues today as well
Seven persons were arrested by the Aduruppu Street police in connection of giving Milk contaminated with poison to two prison inmates whilst hiding in a house at Gampola Police division.
The seven suspects
