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Livestock producers demand controlled price for chicken

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The National Livestock Producers Union said that there should be a controlled retail price for chicken.

Its Chairman Sujeewa Dhammika said that a kilo of chicken which was between Rs.1,200-Rs.1300 has increased to Rs.1,600-Rs.1,800.

However, the farmers said that despite the increase in the retail price of chicken, a kilo of chicken is sold at Rs.850-Rs.1,200 in the wholesale market and that there has been no increase in the wholesale price so far.

A farm owner spends about Rs.800-Rs.900 to produce a kilo of chicken and they have to be taken care of for 45 days.

The farm owners alleged that the profit they receive is less than Rs.300 but unscrupulous vendors receive a profit of about Rs.400. Despite this, the farm owners said that they are being accused by various people of raising the price of chicken.

They pointed out that there is a distortion of the retail price of chicken in the market and therefore it is essential to establish a fixed price.

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Kahawatta murder : 2 suspects remanded

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Two individuals arrested yesterday (July 16) over the abduction and murder of a youth in Kahawatta have been remanded until July 28.

They were remanded after being produced before the Pelmadulla Magistrate’s Court.

Four suspects were arrested in this regard yesterday and the Homagama Magistrate had granted permission to police to detain two suspects for 07 days for questioning while remanding the remaining 02 suspects until they were produced before the Pelmadulla courts today.

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Newborn found abandoned in paddy field in Paragahadeniya

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A newborn has been found abandoned in a paddy field in Paragahadeniya, Mawathagama earlier today (July 17), police stated.

A local resident passing through the paddy field had noticed the newborn lying under a tree in the field and subsequently informed the Mawathagama Police.

The baby was subsequently admitted to the Mawathagama Divisional Hospital.

A doctor who examined the infant had stated that the baby appeared to be one or two days old and following initial examinations, the baby was transferred to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

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SC annuls injunction over compulsory retirement age of nurses

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The Supreme Court today invalidated the interim injunction previously issued by the Court of Appeal preventing the enforcement of the former government’s decision to compulsorily retire nurses in four grades at the age of 60.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also issued another order to the Court of Appeal to re-examine the petition filed before the court regarding this matter. 

The Supreme Court issued this order when an appeal filed by the Attorney General, seeking to declare the relevant interim injunction issued by the Appellate Court as unlawful and invalid, was taken up for hearing today.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Yasantha Kodagoda, Janak de Silva and A. H.M.D. Nawaz issued the order.

During the previous government, the Cabinet of Ministers had taken a decision to make government employees compulsorily retire at the age of 60 years.

The Court of Appeal, which heard writ petitions filed by the Public Service United Nurses’ Association and its President, Venerable Murutthettuwe Ananda Thero, had issued this interim injunction, preventing the implementation of the relevant decision.

The Attorney General had later filed an appeal petition in the Supreme Court, stating that the manner in which this interim injunction was issued is contrary to the law and that the Court of Appeal does not have the power to issue such an order.

After hearing the petition, the three-judge Supreme Court bench issued this order nullifying the interim injunction.

(adaderana.lk)

(This story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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