EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG: Sep 12, 2023

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

හදවතට දැනෙන /හදවත සුවපත් කරන බැදීමක ඇත්තේ නොවෙනස්වනසුළු ආදරයකි/ මිත්‍රත්වයකි.(උපුටා ගැනිමකි).

A 20 Year Old University Student Died Due To A Train Accident

A 20 year old person had died due to the fatal injuries sustained to his head after colliding with the roof of a Horape Railways station yesterday (12) whilst travelling on the roof of the train as a result of the ongoing engine drivers strike .

The deceased who

travelling on the roof of the Train plying from Kandy to Colombo succumbed to his injuries at the railways station it has been reported.

The deceased was a resident of Moragoda area in Gampaha and student of Moratuwa University according to the reports.

Commuters Faced Enormous Difficulties Due To The Engine Drivers Strike

Commuters including the office workers and students had faced enormous difficulties for the second consecutive day today (13)as a result of the strike launched by the engine drivers according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department .

Around 13 scheduled train journeys had been cancelled this morning (13) and 119 short distance trains yesterday (12)due to the Railway Engineers Strike it has been reported.However 40 additional train journeys will be operated today for the benefit of commuters the Railway authorities had stated .

Airport Customs Recovered A Consignment Of 2.5 Kg Of Cocaine

Sri Lanka Customs officers have recovered a consignment of 2.5 Kilo grammes of Cocaine believes to be worth Rs.190 Million that had been air freighted from Brazil ,at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday (12).

The stock of Cocaine was hidden inside the piped hem on a side of a Volleyball net the Customs officers had revealed.Authorities had arrested the individual residing in Colombo who was identified as the receiver of the parcel .The suspect along with the seized parcel were handed over to the Police narcotic bureau for further investigations it has been reported.

A Higher Officer Of A Pharmaceutical Company Committed Suicide

The General Manager of a local Pharmac eutical company had committed suicide by jumping into the sea at Egodauyana area in Moratuwa(Colombo District) last noon (12) according to the Police.

The body of the deceased had been recovered after it was drifted to the shore it has been reported.The deceased was identified as a 53 year old person residesd in Maharagama area .He had returned home from office last noon ,signed his last will and committed suicide the preliminary police investigations had rerevealed .The cause behind this death has not yet been revealed.