Four Foreigners With Two Kilo Grammes Of Heroin In Their Possession Arrested In Mount Lavinia

The Police Narcotics Bureau officials had today (20)

arrested three Maldivian Nationals and a Pakistani National with two kilo grammes of Heroin in their possession  at the Mount Lavinia Sea Coast.

The value of the haul of Heroin arrested is around Rs.20 million it has been revealed.

Police Narcotics Bureau officials are conducting further  investigations on the incident.

Two Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Following A Motor car-Rail Bus Collision At Kelani Valley Rail Track

Two persons were injured and hospitalized due to the

motor car they were travelling in collided with a Rail Bus  travelling to Kosgama near the Wataraka Railway Station at a railway crossing in Kelani Valley Rail track this evening.

The two injured were admitted to the Homagama Hospital after being rescued through breaking the Motor car door as the car dragged away around 20 meters with the collision.

Although a gate keeper there at the railway crossing the gate was not closed at the time of the accident it has been revealed.

Veteran Stage,Cinema And Tele Drama Actor Wimal Kumar De Costa Passed Away

Veteran Stage.Cinema and Tele Drama actor Wimal Kumar De Costa  Passed away this evening in Colombo South (Kalubowila) Hospital  at the age of 68 .

The actor who made his name in Cinema through comic and character roles has developed breathing problem and after admission to Colombo South Teaching Hospital. he has passed away it has been reported.

Bambaru Awith,Eya Dan Loku Lamayek,Ektam Ge,Damayanthi, Ahas Gawwa,Maruwa Samaga Wase and Pujithayo were some of  the memorable films late Wimal Kumar De Costa acted during his career.

"THE RED SPOT"(1925) A POPULAR ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR SPANISH ARTIST JOAN MIRO(1893-1983)

Sugar Levels Contains In Local Soft Drink Products Reduced By Ten Percent -Health Ministry

Local Soft Drink  manufacturers who have used higher amount of Sugar for their products  now decreased the sugar level contains in their Soft Drinks by 10 percent after introduced the traffic light system which indicating  the Suger level of a product and  steps will be taken to reduce it more Ministry Of  Health ,Nutrition and  Indigenous Medicine has stated.

In view of reducing the  deaths occurred due to the non communicable diseases in Sri Lanka .Health Ministry is due to introduce traffic light system indicating sugar levels contains in a product to the sweet meets  also  Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senatatne has said.

Minimum Fine For Traffic Violations Should Be Increased Up To Rs.25,000-Health Minister Dr.Senaratne

The minimum fine imposed for traffic violations committed  by underaged Drivers,Drunken Drivers and  Drivers without licence should   be increased up to Rs.25,000 not Rs 2500 as proposed in the Budget Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr
Rajitha Senatatne has stated.

Traffic violations can be reduced only If the minimum fine imposed on traffic violations increased  to such an amount Minister has stressed.

The road accidents in Sri Lanka has increased to an alarming rate due to the traffic violations  committed by certain section of people he has said.

Thought the budget  minimum fine  for traffic violations involved in underaged persons.Drunken persons and  persons without a  driving licence  proposed to increase up   to Rs.2500 and it will be unfair that a section of trade unions  trying to strike against that proposal Health Minister has further stated during road accident awareness programme held for drivers at BMICH recently.