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A Senior Veddha Community Member Had Been Killed Due To A Stone Attack At Dambana

A 78 year old person belonging to the Veddha Community(Indigenous Community) had been killed due to a stone attack occurred at Dambana today (28).

The critically injured senior Veddha member had succumbed to his injuries on admission to Badulla General Hospital.

Mahiyanganaya Police had arrested the suspect who attacked the deceased and after being produced before the Mahiyanganaya Magistrate Court he has been remanded until tomorrow (29).

The deceased had been attacked by the suspect over a family dispute the Mahiyanganaya Police have stated.

Sri Lanka To Manufacture Essential Western Drugs Locally By 2020

Twenty four local drug manufacturing Corporations along with the officials of State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) had met the officials of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine recently and discussed the ways that produce all the essential western drugs locally by the year 2020 it has been reported.

At present around three thousand Drug varieties are being imported to Sri Lanka annually at a cost of Rs.45 billion according to the Health Ministry.

Already three local Drug Manufacturers has started manufacturing western drugs locally and the authorities are planning to establish new Drug Manufacturing Plants in the island in view of manufacturing all the essential Drugs locally by the year 2020 the Health Ministry has stated.

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE VISHARADA GUNADASA KAPUGE

Three Faculties Of Rajarata University Had Been Closed Due To A Water Shortage

Three faculties belonging to Rajarata University(North Central Province) had been closed  by the authorities due to a severe shortage of water prevailing in the North Central Province these days as a result of the drought.

Accordingly faculty of applied sciences in Mihintale and social and human science faculty were closed indefinitely and the faculty of Management  Science will be closed until 09th of October according to the sources.

The National Water supplies And Drainage Board has not supplied sufficient amount of water to the Rajarata  University, Authorities have stated.

A Female Was Killed And Three Others Injured Due To A Gun Shooting At Welipenna

A female was killed and three others were injured and hospitalized due to a gun shooting incident occurred at a house in Welipanna area (Western Province) this evening.

The injured were admitted to the Nagoda Hospital for treatment it has been reported.

Four unidentified persons arrived in two Motor Bicycles had fired gun shots towards residents and fled away  from the scene the Police have stated.