Usain Bolt shares thoughts about his twin babies- ThunderBolt and Saint Leo Bolt
Sprinter Usain Bolt has announced about his newborn twin boys named ThunderBolt and Saint Leo Bolt by posting an Instagram post on fathers day. But the couple hasn’t confirmed when exactly the twins were born. He has posted a photo of him and his wife Kasi Bennett with their twin boys and one-year-old daughter Olympia Lightning with a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children’s names in the post. Bolt retired from athletics in 2017 and still holds the 100m and 200m world records. He is also the only man to have won three 100m Olympic titles and 23 major gold medals during his career and it had made him the fastest man in history.
Sri Lanka Reported 47 covid 19 related deaths yesterday
Another 47 covid 19 related deaths have been confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the number of corona deaths in the country has increased to 2581.
A small whale with burn wounds had been dumped on the beach.
Local fishermen point out that the body of a small whale with burn wounds had been dumped on the Karadikkuli beach in the Musali Divisional Secretariat Division in Mannar yesterday evening (19). A group of fishermen in the area had spotted the whale when they were fishing and had informed the Mannar Assistant Fisheries Inspector’s Office. Residents and fishermen in the area say that there are burn wounds on many parts of the body of the whale and it is suspected that it was a whale that was caught in the fire of the Express Pearl ship recently. Meanwhile, the bodies of dead turtles and a large whale had been dumped in Mannar and Jaffna in the last few days.
Minister Wimal Weerawansa doesn’t have any financial discipline and cannot follow the illegal orders given to him – Anusha Pelpita
Anusha Pelpita the Ministry Secretary to the Minister of Industrial Development has sent a letter to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa stating that minister Wimal Weerawansa has no financial discipline and cannot follow the illegal orders given to him. Accordingly, Anusha Pelpita has requested the President to allow him the opportunity to retire as he has decided not to continue in the public administration service. The Secretary to the Ministry has informed the Minister that the implemental Sands project and the production of fertilizer using phosphate deposits could not be carried out in accordance with the existing rules. There was a conflict of opinion between Minister Wimal Weerawansa and the Secretary. General Daya Ratnayake. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority has been nominated for the post of Secretary to the Ministry of Industries. . Nihal Keppetipola has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Will Wimal-Gammanpila lose ministerial posts?
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) states that the present government is in a position to get rid of the ministries of ministers like Udaya Gammanpila and Wimal Weerawansa. Its former Member of Parliament Nalinda Jayatissa stated this while expressing his views to the media regarding the transfer of the Lanka Phosphate Company from the Ministry of Industries which was under the Minister Wimal Weerawansa to the Ministry of Agriculture. He said that the Phosphate Company should be under the Ministry of Industries as the fertilizer produced in it using for agriculture is a separate matter. Secretary to the Ministry of Minister Wimal Weerawansa resigning, Pieces are falling out of his ministry, Letters are being receiving against Minister Gammanpila because they were losing their ministries and the ministries were falling apart.
Sri Lanka reported 54 covid 19 related deaths and 2169 new cases.
The number of infections identified yesterday was reported as 2169. At the same, time the total number of infected persons identified so far from Sri Lanka is 237549. Meanwhile, another 54 corona-infected deaths were announced by the Government Information Department yesterday. Accordingly, the number of corona deaths in the country has increased to 2534.
Covid 19 current situation Sri Lanka – The whole country had named as a high-risk area.
The Epidemiology Unit has published the latest map showing the prevalence of corona infections in the country. This report is based on the number of cases reported in the Medical Officer of Health divisions in the country until June 06. only six areas were identified as low risk and only in two areas Corona infections were not reported in at the time. All other Medical Officer of Health Divisions has been identified as high-risk zones.
Four people arrested while protesting with the slogan “Dan Spada”
Four people arrested while protesting with the slogan “Dan Spada” Four people have been arrested in Galle for protesting against the increase in fuel prices. The suspects were apprehended while riding in a bucky cart with placards. The arrested persons include a Galle District Organizer of the Samagi Youth Force. According to the police, four persons have been arrested for violating travel restrictions.. They were arrested on their way to town from near the Magolla bridge, police said
“The Flying Sikh” of India has died – Milkha Singh
One of India’s greatest athletes, Milkha Singh, has died after infected with the coronavirus and he was aged 91 years when he passed away. He was popularly known as “the Flying Sikh” in India because he has won four Asian gold medals and finished fourth in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics. His life story was turned into the Bollywood film “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – Run Milkha Run” in 2013. His wife, Nirmal Kaur has also died with Covid earlier this week at the age of 85 years and she was a former volleyball captain in India.
Further samples are being collected to find out if there are any Delta strains infected people in the society.
Dr Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services, said that samples are being taken from various parts of the country to find out if there are any infected people in the Indian Delta Corona strain. He said that samples were also taken from quarantine centres in various areas and from people staying in quarantine centres where foreigners are coming to Sri Lanka staying. He further stated that steps have been taken to send the samples to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for testing. Investigations are also underway to find people who have been in contact with people in the Dematagoda area who have been found infected with the Indian Delta Corona strain.