President Maithripala Sirisena is due to leave for Seachelles Islands for a Three day official tour on 08th of October the Foreign Ministry in Seachelles has today announced.
During the state visit President Sirisena is due to hold bi lateral talks with Sea chelles leaders on Education, Health ,Fisheries ,Tourism and Ocean Security .
President is visiting Seachelles as per an invitation made by Seachelles prime minister.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne has today (03)re issued open warrants to arrest the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to USA Jaliya Wikramasuriya who was charged over misusing state funds worth more than Rs.50 million during the previous regime when purchasing of a new building to Sri Lankan Embassy in USA and currently avoiding the court.
Colombo Fort Magistrate has recently issued open warrants to arrest the former Ambassador to USA who is in hiding abroad and produced him before the court .
The Magistrate has also issued warrants to the wife and cousin sister of former Sri Lankan Ambassador who had signed the Bail Application behalf of the suspect.
been Killed after the Three Wheeler they were travelling in colliding with a Tipper Truck travelling from Hungama to Middeniya area at Murungaswewa on.Middeniya-Hungama road today (03).
The Three Wheeler was driven by the deceased female according to Police.The deceased female and her child were residents in Tangalle .
Police have arrested the Tipper Truck driver regarding the incident.
All the sluice gates of Upper Kotmale Reservoir have been opened and Landslide warning have been issued to seven Provincial secretariats in Ratnapura today (03)due to the heavy showers prevailing in the areas according to Disaster Management Center and National Building Research Organization.
Accordingly as a result of the opening of all sluice gates belongs to Upper Kotmale Reservoir due to rising water levels of the Reservoir following the heavy showers, Water level in Kotmale Oya had risen and authorities have warned the residents living around Oya to be vigilant over possible floods .Water level of Saint Clare water falls too had risen as a result of opening the Sluice gates of Upper Kotmale Reservoir it gas been revealed.
Meanwhile National Building Research Organization has issued a 24 hour Landslide warning to seven Provincial secretariat s in Ratnapura including Balangoda,Ayagama,Imbulpe ,Nivithigala,Elapatha ,Ratnapura areas as a result of the heavy showers prevailed in these areas.
Colombo Magazine and Colombo Main Remand Prisons have been launched a food boycott since this morning (03) by demanding solutions for several of their demands including filing legal cases against them at courts as soon as possible .
Accordingly fourty Three LTTE Suspects in Colombo Magazine Remand Prison and three suspects in Colombo Remand Prison boycotting the food providing to them by Prison Authorities sinice this morning .
These LTTE Suspects have launched a similar food boycott on a previous occassion also.
(03)further remanded the three youth who have been arrested and remanded over posing and taking photographs half naked at Religuous Pidurangala Rock belonging to the Pidurangala Raja Maha Temple in Historical Sigiriya until 10th of October .
The three youth who found guilty over the charges had remanded last week until today and they have been further remanded after being produced before the Dambulla Magistrate Court today.
since this evening (03) at Borella-Cotta main road towards Rajagiriya area due to a separation of an Engine and Compartments belonging to a Train travelling from Colombo Fort to Awissawella at Cotta Road ,Borella.
Due to the separation of the Train engine and Compartments of the Train each other the Cotta road as well as the Railway line have been completely blocked which caused the heavy traffic in the area.
The incident occurred due to a Technical fault of the Train engine it has been revealed.
Police have advised the Motorists to use an alternative roads to travel till the Railway line is being cleared for traffic .