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Nurse paid salaries even after leaving without notice

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6 days ago

September 20, 2023

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The Kandy District Health Services Directorate has launched an investigation into an incident of paying nearly Rs.250,000 as three-month salary to a nurse who had left the service without any notice.

The nurse has been working at the Hatharaliyadda Regional Hospital and had gone abroad without reporting for work for about three months.

It was revealed that this nurse had suddenly left for a job in Singapore.

An official of the Kandy District Medical Officer of Health Office said the nurse, who has been transferred from the Teldeniya Hospital to the Hatharaliyadda Hospital, has not informed the management about leaving the job.

The nurse’s salary has been credited to her bank account for about three months after leaving the service and going abroad, it was revealed during an audit.

An investigation has been initiated under the instructions of Kandy District Health Services Director Dr. Senaka Thalagala in this regard.

Statements have been obtained from several members of the staff of Hatharaliyadda Hospital and from a group of officials who are in charge of the documents related to the salary payment of hospitals belonging to the Provincial Council.

It was reported that arrangements are being made to recover the extra amount paid to the nurse.

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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)