Indian hospital waste dumped in to the Jaffna coast
Fishermen and residents in Jaffna have reported that a large amount of hospital waste has been dumped on several beaches in Jaffna over the past few weeks. Residents say that the past few days number of hospital waste dumped ashore the coast of Jaffna punkudativ kurikadduvan Jaffna nayinativ Sea coast and seductive. According to the locals Hospitals discarded syringes, saline bottles, blood from medical equipment, drugs and other detention waste accumulated. Residents of the area suspect that the hospital waste is not from hospitals in the Jaffna district and that the waste dumped in hospitals in India may have been dumped into the North Sea due to the dumping of waste into the sea. Meanwhile, the people of the area have taken steps to inform the officers of the Jaffna Fisheries Inspectorate and the health officials regarding the incident.
Sri Lanka reported 31 deaths due to corona yesterday
Sri Lanka reported 31 deaths due to corona yesterday, Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of corona deaths in the country has risen to 3533.
Pfizer vaccine received today is going to use in Mannar District – State Minister Channa Jayasumana
State Minister Channa Jayasumana says that the stock of Pfizer vaccine received in Sri Lanka today will be used for vaccination in the Mannar District. He stated that 27,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines were received in the country today. Earlier, 26,000 Pfizer doses were brought to Sri Lanka and used to vaccinate Sri Lankan students who is planning to go to abroad and to people in the Mannar District.
The price of a new 18 liter gas cylinder is going to reduce – The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has decided to reduce the price of a new 18 liter gas cylinder introduced to the market by local gas companies. Accordingly, the Ministry of Trade is preparing to issue a gazette notification that the price of a cylinder should be sold at Rs. 1150. It has also been decided to specify the weight of the cylinder in kilograms as consumers who buy gas cannot measure it in liters. The launch of this gas cylinder in the market with low weight caused great inconvenience to the consumers and there was a severe shortage of ordinary domestic gas cylinders in the market.
A well-known monk has been accused of abusing a 15-year-old girl in Mt. Lavinia.
According to several online media reportsa well-known monk has been accused of abusing a 15-year-old girl in Mt. Lavinia. The report also states that the girl has been abused by paying high prices. Currently, a large number of people have been arrested for allegedly abusing the girl and it has been revealed that they have paid large sums of money for the girl. A specialist doctor, a regional chairman, several police officers, a singer and a group of businessmen have already been arrested. It was reported that a public representative would also be arrested in this connection.
Current Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka has applied for $ 800 million from the International Monetary Fund
Sri Lanka has applied for $ 800 million from the International Monetary Fund. It is reported that this amount has been requested to increase the reserves during the period of August-September. A Central Bank spokesman said Sri Lanka had to repay $ 1 billion in sovereign bonds this month. He also said that another $ 1,200 million would be needed to cover the Sri Lankan dollar deficit, along with this fund.
Several other Grama Niladhari divisions isolated with immediate effects from today.
Several other Grama officer divisions have been isolated from 06.00 am today. These measures have been taken to control the spread of corona infections. These isolated areas are as follows.
Sri Lankan government is growing as a Rajapaksa family company – The New York Times
The New York Times reports that the current Sri Lankan government is growing as a Rajapaksa family company. The report states that at present three brothers of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa are holding senior government posts and two of his nephews have also been given official posts. The report cites Basil Rajapaksa’s swearing in as Sri Lanka’s finance minister as a confirmation of family rule.
Virgin Galactic-Billionaire Richard Branson reached to the edge of the space- Space tourism
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s company was developed a space ship called the Virgin Galactic rocket plane for 17 years and he has successfully reached the edge of space on his newly designed rocket plane. The tour took above New Mexico in the US and returned safely to Earth just over an hour after leaving the ground. He said that it was an experience of a lifetime in a press conference. He beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and SpaceX’s Elon Musk by being the first of the new space tourism pioneers to try out their vehicles,
Lightning strike kills 11 people while taking selfies
Around 11 individuals were killed and many others were injured by a lightning strike in the northern city of Jaipur, India yesterday. According to the report they were taking selfies on the top of a watchtower at 12th Century Amer Fort which is a popular tourist attraction while it is heavily raining. Also, 27 people were on the tower when the incident happened – and some of them reportedly jumped to the ground. Police said that most of the people among the dead were young. The state’s chief minister has announced to offer 500,000 rupees ($6,700; £4,800) as compensation for the families of those who have died. According to the reports, Lightning strikes had killed around 2,000 Indians since 2004.