Sixteen trade unions in total affiliated to the health sector launched a token strike at 7.00 a.m. this morning (November 09). According to the chairman of Government Nursing Officers’ Association, Saman Rathnapriya, the said trade union action is expected to continue until 7.00 a.m. tomorrow. The association of health professionals, which represents nursing, complementary medical services, and paramedical services, has launched the token strike. Nearly 5,000 employees in the health sector have joined the trade union action. The health workers are urging the government to make the health sector a closed service and to resolve the anomalies related to promotions in the nursing service, complementary medical services, and paramedical services.

BY Dinitha RathnayakeA total of 16 health sector trade unions are to launch a strike action today (9) in 152 hospitals islandwide, in connection with demands pertaining to eliminating the anomalies in promotions and the issuance of promotion-related circulars, and increasing the special allowances, among others. Speaking to The Morning, Government Nursing Officers’ Association (GNOA) President Saman Rathnapriya said that 16 trade unions affiliated to the health sector including nurses, pharmacists, medical laboratory technologists, public health inspectors (PHIs), and midwives will participate in this trade union action. The strike action which starts at 7 a.m. and ends tomorrow (10) at 8 a.m. will last for 25 hours in 49 central government hospitals, 103 local government hospitals, and 293 medical officer of health offices around the country. Around 55,000 health staff would participate in this strike action; however, emergency services and Covid-19-related services would continue as normal. A lunchtime protest was held on 22 September and a countrywide health workers’ strike on 27 September, mainly regarding the non-payment of the Covid-19 special allowance.

They’ve even crafted autonomous-minded conversationalists with the ability to learn and store information based on interactions with humans and other robots. No, robots and AI haven’t taken over the world yet, but their brains are in our technology, and the robot model can be so realistic it’s terrifying. Here are ten realistic robots that will freak you out. Geminoid was originally unveiled in 2011 as a way to study the interactions between humans and robots. 6 NadineSingapore: Meet Nadine, the chatty robot that can remember past conversationsWe covered the robot emotional support dog, but what about an emotional support robot human?

Former deputy prime minister and BJP’s longest-serving president L K Advani turned 94 on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many other leaders greeting him and lauding his contributions to the country and the party. “Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. The nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people and enhancing our cultural pride. Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. Defence Minister Singh hailed Advani as an inspiration and guide, and said he is counted among those most respected leaders whose scholarship, foresight and intellect are acknowledged by everyone.

Downloading macOS Monterey, by contrast, has not impacted my life much. Here’s the desktop of a MacBook running macOS Monterey. This has been one of the most anticipated Monterey features since the software was announced, but it’s still nowhere in sight. A few other iOS staples have made their way onto macOS Monterey. macOS Monterey is a more incremental step ahead, which is to be expected the year after a major redesign.

The Prime Minister also drove to the veteran BJP leader's residence to personally greet him. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2021Last year, in his birthday wishes, the Prime Minister had described LK Advani as a "living inspiration" to BJP workers and the countrymen. PM Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah met LK Advani at his residence to wish him on his birthday. LK Advani was born on 8 November in 1927 in Karachi in undivided India. A founding member of the BJP, Mr Advani is also the longest-serving president of the party.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has informed the Supreme Court through the Attorney General’s department that Rev. Fr Cyril Gamini will not be arrested at this moment. The Director-General of the State Intelligence Service Major General Suresh Salley filed a complaint with the CID on the 25th of October 2021 against multiple statements made in reference to him, with regard to the 2019 Easter Attacks, by Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, at an online forum on the 23rd of October 2021. Whereas, Fr Cyril Gamani filed a Fundamental Rights application at the Supreme Court seeking an order to prevent any attempt being made by the CID to arrest him.

Week 43 saw little in terms of new hardware announcements, but there are still plenty of changes in our trending chart. The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ and Pro still take the first two spots, but the third placed Sony Xperia Pro-I has lost a lot of steam and has dropped off the chart entirely. The Google Pixel 6 Pro has climbed to fourth, overtaking the Redmi Note 11, while the upcoming Poco M4 Pro is already the sixth most popular phone in our database. We then have the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, followed by multiple champion Redmi Note 10 Pro. The Galaxy S21 Ultra makes a return to the chart to capture ninth and so does the Xiaomi 11T Pro in the final spot.

The Department of Meteorology says there is a possibility a low-pressure area to develop in the south-east of Bay of Bengal (BOB) during next 24 hours. Due to the influence of the low-pressure area which is about to form in the Southeast BOB, heavy showers and sudden increase of wind speed 60-70 kmph are expected over the sea area 04-08N and 86-92E. Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture the South-East Bay of Bengal sea area (04-08N and 86-92E) from tomorrow (08) evening, until further notice. Since there can be very heavy showers or thundershowers associated with strong winds up to 60-70 kmph over the aforementioned sea area. Very heavy showers above 150 mm can be expected at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya district.

The Government granted millions of rupees in tax reliefs for millionaires to live luxuries lives, whereas deductions are made from pensioners in the name of the Agraha Insurance scheme, said Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa. Now, they are trying to deduct money secretly without informing the pensioners in the name of Agraha,” said Premadasa. Premadasa further added that the Government is trying to recover the tax revenue funds that was lost by reducing pensions. “I would like to inform pensioners to be vigilant about this. Stop the move to secretly reduce the funds from the pensioners, otherwise we will take to the streets on behalf of the pensioners,” Premadasa said.

That formula can be boiled down into the three pillars of the Centenary Movement. Many of our political leaders have lived lives of privilege and affluence, and they can no longer relate to the common man and their pain. Which is where the Centenary Academy comes in. Thus far the Centenary Movement has set up some pretty lofty challenges for itself. If this article has spurred any sort of belief in that cause, support the Centenary Movement, and the Centenary Academy, through their website.

The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) last weekend held a residential workshop for its parliamentary group at a hotel in Kalutara. Around 40 SJB MPs attended the workshop, and the absence of several senior SJB MPs had been criticised by several MPs who had attended the meetings. Several topics were discussed during the workshop. Further, a decision was taken to hold discussions with all small political parties to muster their support for the programme to formulate an alternative government. It was finally decided that workshops for the parliamentary group would be held once in two months in order to ensure that all SJB MPs were aware of the party’s path and were in line with them.

Agriculture crisis taking Lanka towards major catastrophe, soil scientists’s body warns By Prof. W.A.U. On the other hand, our precious soil resource is in imminent danger due to unchecked imported organic fertiliser. It is noteworthy to mention that we conveyed our concerns on importing organic fertiliser to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa through a letter dated May 16, 2021. Such a strategy would have allowed identifying ground realities and setting realistic targets for organic agriculture. Moreover, judicious use of inorganic fertilisers by adopting integrated plant nutrient management practices is the expert recommendation on nutrient management for all crops.

Women’s middle distance runner Gayanthika Abeyratne established the most impressive Sri Lanka record out of the four records that were shattered at the National Athletic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium last weekend. She clocked in at 4 minutes, 09.12 seconds to shatter the record that was set by Nimali Liyanarachchi in 2019. He returned a time of 13.97 seconds to shatter a 24-year-old record set by Mahesh Perera in 1997. The other Sri Lanka record was set by long jumper Sarangi Silva who shattered her own record clearing 6.48m jumping against a -0.9 headwind. In other events, Aruna Dharshana and Amasha de Silva won the 200m.

Australia joined traditional rivals England in the semi finals of the T20 World Cup as they flattened the West Indies by eight wickets in 16.2 overs in their last group 1 qualifying round match in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Opener David Warner who entered the tournament not in the best of form smashed his way to an unbeaten 89 from 56 balls to set the course for Australia after the West Indies set them a 158 target. With no need for any press of the panic button, Warner and Marsh drove the final nails into the coffin of the West Indies with a stand of 124 runs to seal the result and a place in the semi finals. With the exit of Gayle probably for the last time wearing the West Indies colours, Australian paceman Josh Hazelwood sent back Nicholas Pooran for 4 and two balls later had Roston Chase bowled for a duck that left the West Indies at 35 for 3. West Indies captain Kieron Pollard made a top score of 44 but it was too late a contribution as they signed off with just a single win from five encounters in the tournament.