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Badulla Hospital settles Rs.20mn in arrears

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2 months ago

August 11, 2023

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The power supply to several sections of the Badulla Teaching Hospital, which was disconnected due to non-payment of electricity bills, has been restored by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

The hospital’s electricity bill had added up to about Rs.70 million and accordingly, the CEB disconnected the power supply to the doctors’ quarters, nurses’ training center and the nurses’ hostel last morning.

However, the hospital’s administration has paid Rs. 20 million yesterday. After the hospital has informed the CEB in writing that the outstanding amount would be settled within one week, the CEB has restored the power supply.

Meanwhile, Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Uva Province Coordinator Dr. Palitha Rakapaksha said the doctors and the hospital’s staff members are gravely inconvenienced due to irresponsible management of the hospital administration.

Earlier, JVP’s former Uva Provincial Councillor Samantha Vidyaratne revealed that the Badulla Teaching Hospital’s other bill payments including its water tariffs amounting to Rs. 9.8 million have been defaulted.

(AdaDerana)

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Fmr. SDIG gets 5-yr. jail term

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2 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Ratnapura High Court has sentenced former Senior DIG Lalith Jayasinghe for five-year imprisonment for intimidating Kahawatte OIC not to arrest MP Premalal Jayasekera over a shooting incident.

Ratnapura High Court also ordered the convict to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000.

The shooting incident took place during the 2015 Presidential election campaign.

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Notice on issuing revenue licenses in WP

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5 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to temporarily suspend the issuing of revenue licenses in the Western Province due to a system update.

According to the department, the services will be unavailable from this Wednesday (September 27) to next Monday (October 02).

The Motor Traffic Department said in a statement that vehicles of which revenue licenses are expiring from Tuesday, September 26 can be renewed until October 10, without fines.

Meanwhile, the online service for revenue licenses was temporarily suspended from midnight yesterday (September 24) and will remain so until Friday, October 06.

The department added that the temporary service suspension was due to an update on the system maintained by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka.

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CID ordered to hand over Schaffter’s remains to family

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5 hours ago

September 25, 2023

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The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to hand over the remains of late businessman Dinesh Schaffter to his family as postmortem examinations have been concluded.

The specialist doctors’ committee appointed to compile a report on Schaffter’s death had informed the courts that the relevant investigation activities have been concluded, and that the remains of the late businessman can be released.

Furthermore, Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya, also pointed out that the five-member expert committee headed by Prof. Asela Mendis, which was appointed by the court to compile a report on Schaffter’s death has informed the court that their judicial investigations have been completed.

Accordingly, the Additional Magistrate, who stated that the expert committee has requested the court to issue an order for the release of Schaffter’s remains, ordered the CID to hand over the body to his family under the supervision of Prof. Clifford Perera and Judicial Medical Officer P.R. Ruwanpura.

Later, the case was also ordered to be recalled on October 09, 2023.

(Source : adaderana.lk)