Nursing trainee sexually abused by doctor in intensive care
SATURDAY, 09 FEBRUARY 2013
A student at the Nursing Training College sexually abused by a doctor in Kurunegala Hospital has been admitted to Chilaw Hospital in a critical condition.A spokesman for Chilaw Hospital said the student had been sent to Chilaw Hospital without admitting her to Kurunegala Hospital to conceal information.
The nursing trainee who visits Kurunegala Hospital for training had been asked to come to eh hospital on the 7th Later she had been sexually abused by the doctor but she had not been able to complain regarding eh incident to anyone.
The girl in a critical state is being treated at ICU of Chilaw Hospital.
Nearly one million farmers denied their pension
SATURDAY, 09 FEBRUARY 2013More than 95,500 farmers have not received farmers’ pension for more than a year as the farmers’ pension fund has been annulled.
More than 9,59,000 farmers have contributed to the farmers’ pension scheme and 95,500 farmers who had reached the age of 60 were receiving the pension.
The Director General of Farmers’ Pension Scheme Panduka Weerasinghe confirming the unavailability of funds to pay pensions for farmers says the issue cropped up due to increasing the monthly pension of Rs.200 to Rs.1000.
He says despite receiving Rs.4 million for the farmers’ pension scheme, the pensioners have to be paid about Rs.125 million a month. This has caused the crisis he points out.
