Election Commission’s website is showing errors.
It is alleged that the Election Commission’s website for obtaining information in the Electoral Roll is showing errors. Parents say that the government has instructed them to obtain voter list information to enroll students in schools for the year 2022 through these websites, but it is very difficult to access them and even if they do, they will not be able to obtain the information. Gramasevaka officials are also directly requested to obtain the details of the electoral roll from the website. Thousands of parents will be embarrassed if this situation is not addressed immediately.
A stock of imported unregistered drugs was found
The National Drug Regulatory Authority (NDRA) raided a drug store in Dehiwala for illegally importing unregistered drugs into the country and releasing them to the market illegally yesterday (22) It has been revealed that the private company has changed the dates and covers of the expired drugs and then released them to the market. . According to the reports several “expired” drugs used for unregistered kidney diseases in the country have been imported through this company and their expiration date and cover have been changed and released to the market. The National Drug Regulatory Authority had received information regarding the drug store a few days ago. Accordingly, officers of the National Drug Regulatory Authority raided the place and conducted a preliminary investigation into the drugs. State Minister of Drug Production, Supply and Regulation Prof. Channa Jayasumana also visited the site yesterday.
Several other Ginrama service divisions have been lock down
Several other Ginrama service divisions have been lock down with effect from 6 am today.These measures have been taken due to the high incidence of corona infections in those areas.The closed areas as follows, Trincomalee District Trincomalee Police StationNagaraja Walawwa Place Batticaloa District,Valachchenai Police Station,1st Cross Road, Braintraichchenai 2062nd Cross Road, Bryanturaichenai 206 Kattankudy police area,Kattankudy Part 4Kattankudy South 5 164Kattankudy Section 5 South 164ANew Kattankudy section eastNew Kattankudy section NorthNew Kattankudy section southKarabala Road,ALS Mawatha,Nuraniya Cemetery and Beach Road
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has spoken about the deaths of suspects in police custody in Sri Lanka.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that she is concerned about the deaths of suspects in police custody and the deaths of people in clashes between police and criminal gangs in Sri Lanka. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an immediate and independent inquiry into such incidents. She was addressing the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. She added that she was also concerned about the harassment of minorities and appointments to the Office of the Missing Persons. The High Commissioner for Human Rights said that steps would be taken to submit a progress report to the Human Rights Council next September.
Many people have become millionaires during the Covid pandemic
According to the foreign media reports despite economic damage from the Covid-19 pandemic more than five million people across the world became millionaires in 2020. Credit Suisse research found reports that the number of millionaires increased by 5.2 million to 56.1 million globally while many poor people became poorer In 2020 more than 1% of adults worldwide were millionaires for the first time and most of them became millionaires by recovering stock markets and increased house prices helped boost their wealth.
The current political issue in Sri Lanka – Will parliamentarians from the ruling party join the opposition?
It is reported that a group representing the ruling party in Parliament is preparing to join the opposition. There is some discussion in Colombo-centric political circles that they will go to the opposition and become independent of the opposition. According to the reports, a monk of a major temple in the Colombo area is also working closely in this regard. However, no clear information has been revealed about the date of the transfer.
Sri Lanka reports 71 covid 19 related deaths.
According to the Government Information Department seventy-one more people have died of corona infection during past 24 hours. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to corona infection in the country has increased to 2704.
There will be fewer reports of corona infections in the country in the future to a new circular- The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association
The Sri Lanka Public Health Inspectors Association says that due to a new circular issued by the Director-General of Health Services, there will be fewer reports of corona infections in the country in the future. However, it is not a shortage of infected people, President of the Association Upul Rohana said. He added that the new circular had instructed the quarantined persons on how to proceed with their release and the investigation of their FirstClass associates. He said that the first-class associates, who have been quarantined for 21 days, have been instructed to be released without undergoing a PCR test and therefore there will be a decrease in the number of corona infections in the future. In this situation, there is a risk of clusters forming in the society in the future as there is no investigation into the identities of the first class associates, said Mr. Upul Rohana.
People should be told the truth- Dayasiri Jayasekara
The Secretary-General of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Minister of State Dayasiri Jayasekara has stated that boasting of having money cannot solve the problem and that Sri Lanka is in a big crisis. Sri Lanka today has a foreign exchange reserve of US $ 4 billion and we are in a deficit of US $, he said. He says that whoever it is, they have to face this situation and the people should be told the truth. He said that although the increase in fuel prices is a big issue, there is no other option at a time when the government is facing a major crisis. He added that the increase in fuel prices was not to save anyone’s stomach. He made these comments to the media in Kurunegala.
Army shot a truck in Kilinochchi
A tipper truck loaded with sand was shot at in the Puliyampokkanai, Nagendrapuram area in the Dharmapuram Police Division in Kilinochchi yesterday (21), The Dharmapuram Police said. Troops of the Security Forces Headquarters (SFHQ) in Kilinochchi have set up a roadblock in the Nagendrapuram area following information regarding illegal sand mining and smuggling. At that moment, a tipper truck loaded with illegal sand was approaching and soldiers tried to stop it, but the soldiers were in danger when the sand smugglers tried to flee and the soldiers fired at the tipper and the wheels in self-defence. Two suspects in the tipper truck were apprehended by the Army when they jumped off the road and hit a nearby tree. The suspects are residents of the Nagendrapuram area and have been handed over to the Dharmapuram Police for further investigations. The suspects will be produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court today (22), Dharmapuram Police said.