Plastic Particles Found In Bottled Water Of Nine Countries

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environment-43388870

A Body Of A Deceased Wild Elephant Was Recovered In A Chena

A body of a Wild Elephant was recovered in a chena in Maligawila,

Monaragala area yesterday (14).

Wild Life officials have stated that the Elephant was killed due to an electrocution while attempting to enter a cultivation searching food.The deceased Elephant was around 25-35 years old it has been revealed

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Twenty Three Indian Nationals Have Been Arrested Over Staying In The Country By Violating Immigration Laws

The Immigration And Emigrarion 

officials have yesterday  (14)arrested 23 Indian Nationals including a female over staying in Sri Lanka by violating immigration laws during raids carried out in three places of Sea Street ,Pettah last  morming (14).

The suspected Indian Nationals have been arrested over engaging in differernt employment after arriving in the country with  tourist visas .The suspects who are in the age group of  25-30 have been engaged in cloth selling ,fortune telling and mason work at the time of their arrest.

They are due to be expelled from the country soon  according to the authorities.

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A Person Received Death Sentence Over Keep In Possession Of 14.06 Grammes Of Heroin

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatgunge has

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today (14)passed a Death Sentence to a person who found guilty over keeping in possession and smuggling 14.06 Grammes of Heroin .

The death sentence was passed when the case against the accused was taken up for hearing today (14).

The accused was arrested by the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau on 04th of October 2008 in Kalubowila area over smuggling and keep in possession of haul of Heroin .Police Anti Narcotic Bureau  had filed indictments against the accused in Colombo High Court. 

Seeduwa Police Crimes OIC Was Remanded Until 28th Of March Over Accepting A Bribe

Colombo Chief Magistrate has today (14) ordered to

remand the Crimes OIC (Officer In Charge) of Seeduwa Police who was arrested by the Bribery Commission yesterday (13) over accepting a bribe at the garage in the Police. Until 28th of March.

The suspect Kasthuriarachchige Ashoka Weerathilake of Ja-Ela was arrested by the Bribery Commission over accepting a Rs.25,000 from a person to act in his favour during a court procedure.

Bribery Commission Filed A Petition In Supreme Court Reauesting To Cancel A Partial Court Order Given By Judge Eva Wanasundare

Bribery Commission has today (14)filed a petition  in

Supreme Court  requesting to cancel the order given by Supreme Court Judge panel member Eva Wanasundare suspending the hearing a complaint filed at Colombo Magistrate Court by the Bribery Commission against former Chief Justice Mohan Pieris and Court Of Appeal Judge A.H.M Nawaz.

By ordering to suspend the hearing of the complaint made by Bribery Commission ,Judge Eva Wanasundare had acted partial manner the Commission has stated tbrough it's petition.

Bribery Commission has named former Chief Justice Mohan Pieris,Former Court Of Appeal Judge A.H.M Nawaz and three others as respondents of the petition.

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Bribery Commission Officials Had Arrested Two Officials Of Ayurveda Department Over Acceating A Bribe

Bribery Commission officials have

today (14)arrested an Ayurveda Doctor and an Assistant Legal Officer attached to the Ayurveda Department in Maharagama while accepting a Rs.50,000 as a bribe from an official of Ayurveda Production Company at Ayurveda Department premises.

The two suspected officials had requested the Company officials a bribe of Rs.300,000 to submit a proposal to the committee of Ayurveda Department and  get an approval for  a new licence to the Company for 2018 .However later that amount was reduced to Rs. 250,000 and from that amount the two officers were arrested while accepting an advance from.the Company officials.

After Investigations regarding the incident oncludes
the two suspects wil be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate .

Qatar ,A Country Where More Than 70 Percent Are Obese Or Overweight

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43378937/the-country-where-more-than-70-of-people-are-overweight-or-obese

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Dog dies in overhead locker on United Airlines plane

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Stephen Hawking, cosmology's brightest star, dies aged 76

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Special Delegation Of Facebook Company To Arrive In Sri Lanka Tomorrow(15)

A Special delegation representing Facebook Company is due to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow(15) to hold discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities to see the possibilities of removing the temporary blockage imposed on Facebook since last Wednesday(07) it has been revealed.

The delegation is comprising with Indian Facebook Officials and soon after arrival they are due to hold discussions with Present's Secretary and Chairman of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) Austin Fernando over the current situation .

The lifting of the temporary blockage imposed on Facebook is due to be decided after these talks .Minister Harin Fernando has already announced that the blockage of Facebook most probably be lifted by this Friday

Twenty Six Sri Lankans Illegally Migrated To Switzerland And Australia And Expelled From Those Countries Arrived In Sri Lanka

Twenty Six Sri Lankans who were illegally migrated to Switzerland and Australia and expelled from those countries have been arrived in Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport this morning(14) via two special flights.

Accordingly a Special Aircraft  carrying 15 Sri Lankans expelled by thew Australian Authorities had arrived at the Katunayake Airport early this morning from a Special Aircraft sent by Australia and another 11 Sri Lankans expelled by Swiss authorities had arrived at the Airport from An Aircraft from Switzerland it has been revealed.

A large number of Security  personal in Switzerland and Australia had accompanied these illegal immigrants to Sri Lanka according to the reports.

Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials have arrested them and they are  due to release after questioning.These Sri Lankans had migrated to Switzerland and Australia by seeking asylum there  citing the war here which ended in 2009.

Temporary Blockage Of WhatsApp To Be Lifted With Effect From Midnight Tonight

The temporary blockage imposed on WhatsApp social media site since last Wednesday(07) due to be lifted with effect from midnight tonight(14).

WhatsApp along with other Social Media Sites and Apps including Facebook and Viber had temporarily blocked since last Wednesday as a result of racist and hatred posts and comments posted in most of these sites led to communal violence in Kandy District.

It has been reported that a page run in WhatsApp belonging to a certain community with around 300,000 followers had published a post mention how to made a petrol bomb from step by step with an audio clip.However still  it's not reported whether the Police have arrested the admins of the page over their pasts which will be a threat to the society.

After these Sites and Apps were temporary blocked the violent activities erupted in Kandy District have been stopped and the peace has been restored as a result according to the security forces.

Viber App was unblocked since last night and the App itself sent a message to the Users in Sri Lanka stating that their block has been removed .However most Viber users have used the service without any interruption since the blockage via "VPN"

A 62 Year Old Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To Motorcycle-Lorry Collison

A 62 year old Motorcyclist was killed after the Motorcycle he was riding in colliding with a Dimo type small lorry on Weeraketiya-Middeniya road today(14).

The critically injured Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries on  admission to the Tangalle Base Hospital for treatment.

The deceased was a resident of Madamulana area it has been revealed. 

Weeraketiya Police which investigating on the incident had arrested the Lorry Driver regarding the accident.

Which spread is better for heart — butter or margarine?-From Mayo Clinic

Margarine usually tops butter when it comes to heart health.Margarine is made from vegetable oils, so it contains unsaturated "good" fats — polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. These types of fats help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol when substituted for saturated fat.

Butter, on the other hand, is made from animal fat, so it contains more saturated fat.
But not all margarines are created equal — some margarines contain trans fat. In general, the more solid the margarine, the more trans fat it contains. So stick margarines usually have more trans fat than tub margarines do.

Trans fat, like saturated fat, increases blood cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease. In addition, trans fat lowers high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol levels. So skip the stick and opt for soft or liquid margarine instead.

Look for a spread that doesn't have trans fats and has the least amount of saturated fat. When comparing spreads, be sure to read the Nutrition Facts panel and check the grams of saturated fat and trans fat. Limit the amount you use to limit the calories.
If you have high cholesterol, check with your doctor about using spreads that are fortified with plant stanols and sterols, such as Benecol and Promise Activ, which may help reduce cholesterol.

 Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D

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