Riot Police Have Dispersed A Protest March Of Unemployed Graduates Near Lotus Roundabout By Using Tear Gas And Water Cannons

The riot police has used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest march conducted by the Combined Union of Unemployed Graduates near Lotus Roundabout in Colombo short while ago.

The Unemployed Graduates Union has organized this protest march by demanding the government to fill the vacancies of Government Sector through an unemployed graduates.The protest march has commenced from Technical Collage Junction in Maradana(In Colombo) and on the way to Prime Minister's Office to hand over a letter regarding their demand when the police dispersed the protest.

Due to the teat gas used by riot police to disperse the unemployed graduates protest march two journalists who were there at that time to cover the march have been injured and hospitalized according to reports.

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Three School Girls Drowned In Kelani River -One Body Has Been Recovered

Three School  Girls who went to bathe in Kelaniya River  last afternoon have been drowned in the river according to the Police.

The residents of the area have managed to recovered  a body of  one girl but other two are still missing the Police have said.

The Body of the deceased girl has taken to Colombo National Hospital .

The Police and Navy have launched a joint search operation to locate the two missing girls .

Suicide Rate Among Sri Lankan Girls Of The Age 18-26 Is On the Increase-Dr.Asanga Wijeratne

The Suicide Rate among the Sri Lankan  girls of the ages 18-26 is on the increase due to the Western Concept Valentine's Day according to Sri Lankan Specialist Doctor on Human Kinetics and Sports Medical Science  Asanga Wijeratne  

According to a survey carried out regarding these suicides ,Breaking Of  Expectations is identified as the  main cause behind these suicides Dr.Wijeratne has said.Most of the girls who are committing  Suicide are members of Middle Class Families he has stressed. 

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Twenty School Children Have Been Admitted To Minuwangoda Hospital Due To A Food Poisoning

Twenty School Children attached to a School in Minuwangoda(In Western Province)Area  have been admitted to the Minuwangoda Hospital this morning due to a food poisoning occurred  after consuming the break first provided for them from School.

These School Children in the ages of 8 and 9 years  have fallen sick   after consuming the Break First provided by the School which included Sprats and Tomatoes according to the Police.