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Sri Lankan Farmers Are Facing Enormous Difficulties Due To The Dropped Paddy Price-All Ceylon Farmers Convention

Sri Lankan Farmers are facing enormous difficulties these days due to the dropping of  price of Paddy according to All Ceylon Farmers Convention.

The Farmers are in this situation due to the government's policy on  not purchasing paddy directly from farmers properly the national organizer of farmers convention Namal Karunaratne has said.Government should give a solution for this problem with immediate effect he has further said.

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TULF General Secretary Requested President Sirisena To Release Two Tamil Political Prisoners In Anuradhapura Prison

The General Secretary Of  Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF) V.Ananda Sangaree has requested   President Maithripala Sirisena to  immediately release the two Political Prisoners in Anuradhapura(In North Central Province) Prison who had conducted a hunger strike recently.

The two Tamil Political prisoners who were in hunger strike recently have taken into Police Custody under the terrorism prevention act on 2009 and during last 7 years they were only produced before the court but authorities still not able to file a case against them the TULF General Secretary has revealed through a letter sent to the President.

Ananda Sangaree has requested President to either release the two political prisoners or send them for a short term rehabilitation programme.

Meanwhile the two tamil political prisoners who were in hunger strike at Anuradhapura Prison for 6 days have ended their hunger strike yesterday after prison authorities assured them steps will be taking to proceed with their legal cases.

Veteran Lyricist And Former Senior Journalist Dr.Ajantha Ranasinghe Has Passed Away

The popular veteran lyricist and former Senior Journalist Dr.Ajantha Ranasinghe has passed away while receiving treatment for an ailment at Colombo National Hospital yesterday(27) evening.

He was born in Kurunagala and has given up studies at early age to concentrate on writing poems and short stories for the Children's Page in "Silumina" and "Peramna "Papers.

He joined the "Dinamina" Newspaper as a staff reporter in 1965 and held different positions up to chief editor post in the paper.

Dr.Ranasinghe has wrote several popular songs for both veteran and upcoming singers as well as for Sinhala Films and received many awards during his career.

"May he attain supreme bliss of Nirvana"

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Around 3276 Vacancies In Police Department At Present-Police Media Spokesman

There are around 3276 Vacancies in Police Department at present according to the Police Media Spokesman Assistant Superintendent Of Police(ASP) Ruwan Gunasekera.

Accordingly there are vacancies of 521 Male  Police Superintendents,52 Female Police Superintendents.1861 Male  Police Sergeants,567 Female Police Sergeants and 275 Police Sergeant Drivers  ASP Gunasekera has said.

Applications have been called to fill the above vacancies from  Police Officers at the Police Department who are having relevant qualifications he has further said.

"FRIENDS"(1916-1917) A FAMOUS OIL PAINTING OF YESTERYEAR AUSTRIAN SYMBOLIC ARTIST GUSTAV KLIMT(1862-1918)

THIS PAINTING WAS LATER REPORTED AS DESTROYED .

General Secretary Of Allied Partner Of Government UPFA ,Professor Vishwa Waranapala Passed Awa

The General Secretary Of the allied partner of current government the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA), Professor Vishwa Warnapala has passed away this morning while receiving treatment at a Private Hospital in Colombo.

The 79 years old General Secretary of UPFA was an active member of the main coalition party of UPFA ,the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) since his university days.He was appointed as a member of the SLFP Central Committee by former Prime Minister Mrs.Sirimawo Bandaranaike in late 80's.

Professor Warnapala was the Minister of Higher Education of previous government during 2007-2010 period.

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed late Professor Warnapala  as the General Secretary of  UPFA on 14 th of August 2015 after former General Secretary of  UPFA Susil Premjayantha has resigned from his post.

Two Naval Coastal Guards Were Arrested For Allegedly Misbehaving At Fort Railway Station

The Police have today(27) arrested two Naval  Coastal Guards attached to the Wellawatta(In Colombo) Coastal Guard Unit of Sri Lanka Navy while they  allegedly misbehaving  at the Colombo Fort Railway Station under the influence of Alcohol.

The Police have arrested the two misbehaved Naval  Coastal  Guards this evening  and produced before Colombo Magistrate Court for further action it has been reported.

A Dead Body Of A 39 Year Old Dambulla Resident Has Been Found From Mahaweli Canal

A dead body of a man has been found today(27) at the Bank of Mahaweli Canal in Dambulla(In Central Province).

The 39 year old deceased who has been identified as a resident of Bulanela in Dambulla had drowned in the Bank Of Mahaweli Canal and died by fallen down into the water while crossing the canal Dambulla Police have said.

Dambulla Police are conducting further investigations on the incident.

LIVE SINGING OF POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG -SINGER IS NIHAL NELSON

Five Persons Including A French Female Had Been Attacked By Wasps At Saradiel Rock In Mawanella

Five Persons including a French Female who had gone to see the famous Saradiel Rock at Uthuwankanda,Mawanalla(In Central Province) had been attacked by Wasps and hospitalized this noon according to Police.

The injured including the French Female her guide and three others were admitted to Mawanella Hospital and their condition is not critical the Police have said.

Mawanella Police are conducting an investigation on the incident .

Eleven Persons Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Van-Tipper Truck Collision At Nelumdeniya

Eleven Persons injured and hospitalized when the Van they were travelling in veered off the road and crashed against a Tipper Truck which was parked at Roadside in Dadigama ,Nelumdeniya(In Central Province) Area this morning according to the Dadigama Police.

There were five females among those injured and admitted to Kegalle Hospital for treatment due to the crash the Police have said.

The crashed Van which travelling from Kandy to Colombo at the time of accident veered off the road due to the driver of the vehicle had lost control it has been revealed.

Dadigama Police are conducting further investigations on the incident.

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