EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Jul 20, 2023

Thursday, July 20, 2023

තමන් සාධාරණයැයි,අවන්ක යැයි ලොවට පුරාජේරු පවසමින් සැබෑ ලෝකයේ තම ආදරනීයයාට නොසලකන /පහත් කොට සලකන බහුතරයක් ඉදිරියේ නිරතුරුව තම ආදරනීයයා වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටිමින් නිහඬව ආදරය ❤ නොඅඩුව ලබා දෙන කිහිපදෙනා කැපී පෙනේ(උපුටා ගැනීමකි)

Import Restrictions Imposed Over 328 Items Removed

Import restrictions imposed over 328 items were relaxed with effect from yesterday (20) according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya .The gazette notification regarding the relaxing of these import restrictions was issued last night (20) the Minister had stated.

These import restrictions were imposed due to the economic crisis faced by the country as a result of the shortage of foreign reseves . Government had lifted the import restrictions imposed on 300 items including Electronic equipment and sanitaryware last month.However the Inport restrictions imposed on motor vehicles still remains.

A French Female Was Hospitalized Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 24 year old french female had been injured and hospitalized due to a Wild Elephant attack at Sithulpawwa Raja Maha Temple in Hambanthota district (Southern Province) yesterday(20).

The injured female was admitted to the Debarawewa Hospital for treatment and her condition is not critical according to the sources .The incident occurred when the french female had attempted to photograph the Wild elephant who was inside the temple .Four persons near the injured female including three french nationals had chased away the Elephant and admitted the injured to the hospital it has been reported.

Underworld Gang Member Was Shot And Killed By STF

A 29 year old underworld gang member was shot and killed by the members of the Special Police Task force(STF) personal during a gun shooting incident occured at a hospital in Mahagama,Minuwangoda area(Colombo) in the wee hours of last morning (20).

This incident occurred when the STF Personal had attempted to arrest the underworld gang member hidden at a house in Minuwangoda.The suspect was critically injured and admitted to the Minuwangoda Base Hospital where he had succumbed to his injuries.A Police constable attached to tbe STF was also injured during the gun shooting incident and admitted to the Gampaha Base Hospital for treatment.