A new district general hospital was declared open in Nuwara Eliya by President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jul 15).
The hospital was constructed through a Rs 7 billion grant from the Dutch government, the President's Media Division noted.
Among the facilities at the hospital are a ward with 600 beds, an Intensive Care Unit, an Accident Ward, and housing quarters for nurses.
A pharmacy and a dialysis unit too have been constructed within the hospital.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
A person who carried a nine millimeter fire arm to the departure terminal of the Bandaranike International airport was arrested by airport police yesterday.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Bribery Commission following a statement he made supporting MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake who is in custody.
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