EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Oct 25, 2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018

As a result of the overflowing of

Keselgamuwa Oya, several low land areas in Bagawanthalawa area had been submerged last evening (25)it has been reported.

Keselgamuwa Oya had begun to overflow as a result of the heavy showers prevailed in the Maha Eliya reserve last evening according to reports.

Water level of Castlereigh Reservoir too is on the increase as a result of the overflowing of Keselgamuwa oya authorities have stated.

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Sluice Gates Of Kotmale Reservoir And Nachchiaduwa Wewa Due To Be Opened

Sluice gates of Kotmale Reservoir and Nachchiaduwa Wewa (River )are Due to be opened soon as a result of rising water levels of them ,The Disaster Management Center (DMC )has warned.

Due to this situation people living in surrounding areas including Nugawela, Gampola ,Mahawarura ,Ulapane ,Katugasthota ,Peradeniya and Polgolla are being advised not to use the water of MahawelI River and vigilant over possible floods .

Due to the rising water levels of Nachchiaduwa Wewa ,People living around Malwathuoya are being advised to be vigilant after opening of the sluice gates of the Wewa. Heavy showers are prevailing in many parts of Anuradha pura District these days it has been reported.

Automatic Sluice Gates Of Randenigala Reservoir Are Due To Be Opened Due To Rising Water Levels

Automatic sluice Gates of Randenigala Reservoir are due to be opened soon as a result of the rising water level of Reservoir which nears it's spill level according to Disaster Management Center.

Due to this situation people living in surrounding areas including Mahiyanganaya ,Rotalawela ,Theldeniyaya and Divulapalassa are being advised to be vigilant over possible floods .

Water level of the Randenigala Reservoir is on the rise as a result of the Heavy showers prevailing in the area at present.

Perpetual Treasuries Owner Arjun Aloysius And CEO Had Been Further Remanded

Owner of the Perpetual Treasuries

Limited Arjun Aloysius and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company Kasun Palisena who are in Remand Over Central Bank Bond Scam had been further remanded until 08 th of November by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today (25).

The suspect had been remanded after they were produced before the court.

Former DIG Nalaka De Silva Had Been Remanded

Former Deputy Inspector General Of

Police (DIG)Nalaka De Silva who was arrested this evening (25) by the CID had been remanded until 07th of November by the Colombo Fort Magistrate after being produced before the Court .

The former DIG had been arrested by the CID over the allegations levelled against him on conspiring to assassinate President, Former Defense Secretary and a senior ASP(Assistant Superintendent Of Police).

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Education Minister Had Instructed Education Ministry Secretary To Cancel The Circular Which Make Grade Five Scholarship Exam Compulsory

Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam had today (25)instructed the Education Ministry Secretary to cancel the Circular issued on making the Grade five scholarship examination compulsory .

Minister has made this move as per the recommendation of the Committee appointed to Reconstruct the Grade five Scholarship Examination comprising with intelectuals including Paediatricians, Child Psychiatrists and Education experts .

The Committee which met today at the Ministry Of Education is on the view that the Grade five scholarship examination is badly affected to children's brain and development of their Charisma.

DIG Nalaka De Silva Had Been Arrested By CID

Criminal Investigations Department

(CID ) had arrested the former Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG) attached to Terrorism Investigations Division (TID) Nalaka De Silva this evening (25)after recording a statement for the fifth day over the allegations levelled against him on conspiring to assasinate President , former Defense Secretary and Assistant Police Superintendent.

The former DIG Nalaka De Silva had arrived in CID Headquarters in Colombo today for the fifth time as he was previously questioned for four days regarding the allegations leveled against him.

The former DIG had been charged over conspiring to assasinate President Maithripala Sirisena ,Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakshe and Assistant Superintendent of Police Prasanna De Alwis .CID had recorded evidences from a large number of people including from two senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police Over the incident.

Former DIG is due to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

Three Prisons In Colombo To Receive STF Security

Special Police Task Force Personal (STF)

are due to be recruited for security of Three Prisons in Colombo ,Mahara ,Welikada and Magazine prisons from today (25)and Tomorrow (26 ) onwards under a programme to provide STF Personal for security to every Prison in the country according to Prison Reforms Ministry .

Accordingly ,The STF personal will be used to provide security outside these Prisons and to check people coming from outside to prisons it has been revealed.

Under the Programme STF Personal have been recruited to provide security to Agunakolapalassa Prison for the first time last week and some prison inmates there had launched a protest campaign against it .

A Wild Elephant Had Been Killed After Colliding With A Van

A Wild Elephant had been killed after

coliding with a Van at Galoya area in Habarana -Kantale Road last night (24) it has been reported .

The high speed van that collided with the Elephant had arrived in from Dambulla area .The Van had received minor damage due to the incident and the Passangers in the Van have escape unharmed according to sources .

Wild Elephants are being killed in the island mainly due to Collision with Trains it has bring revealed .Since the year 2010 ,around 80 Wild Elephants had been killed due to colliding with Trains and out of that number 15 Elephants had been killed during this year.