Popular Veteran Stage and Tele Drama Actor Vijaya Nandasiri has passed away today(08) at the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital(Southern Colombo) according to sources.
The 69 year old actor is locally popular as a natural comedian through some of his popular tele drama's including "Nonawaruni Mahathwaruni" and "Yess Boss".He has also acted in several Sinhala films.
Vijaya Nandasiri is married to Sri Lanka's first Tele Drama Actress Devika Mihirani.
The Attorney General has today (07) indicted nine persons including Colombo District MP Hirunika Premachandra over the abduction of a youth in Dematagoda Area.
The Attorney General has filed the indictments against the suspects over 29 counts it has been reported.
The suspects were charged over an abduction of a youth Amila Priyanga in Dematagoda.The suspects were earlier released on bail after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate Court.
The chief of the Pakistani Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman has arrived in Sri Lanka today (07) for a two day official visit .
The Pakistani Air Force chief has arrived in Sri Lanka as per the invitation of Sri Lanka's Commander of the Air Force Air Vice Marshal G.P Bulathsinghale.
During his stay in the country Pakistani Air Force chief is scheduled to meet President Maithripala Sirisena ,Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and top Military Officers in the country and hold discussions it has been reported.