A 75 Year Old Female Died After Caught Fire At Matale

A 75-year-old female has died due to caught fire while sitting in an open fire place to warm her up in a cold weather at Galaliyadda,Matale(Upcountry ) it has been reported.

According to the Police victim's cloths had caught fire first and she was burnt and died as no one there at that time to save her.

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Twenty Nine Persons Arrested Over Hambanthota Clash Further Remanded

Twenty nine Persons arrested  over damaging public properties and avoid court orders during the inauguration of China funded Southern Development Project  in Hambanthota recently have been further remanded  until 30 the of January by the Hambanthota Magistrate yesterday (16).

Ten suspects including a Buddhist Monk who were remanded  over the Hambanthota clash had been released  yesterday(16)  after they were produced before the magistrate Court.

The ten suspects were released on strict bail conditions and each suspect were produced a surety  bail  of Rs.500.000.

Meanwhile  police have arrested  another five  persons regarding the  Hambanthota Clash on  last Sunday  and they were remanded until 30 th of  January  by Hambanthota Magistrate.

Police Have Arrested Three Persons With Twenty Two Kilo Grammes Of Cannabis

Police have  arrested  three persons with around twenty two Kilo Grammes of  dry Cannabis during a search operation carried out  in Monaragala,Thanamalvila and Hambegamuwa areas on last weekend .

Accordingly nine cannabis cultivation's have raided and taken into the custody twenty two Kilo Grammes of Cannabis worth around forty million rupees it has been revealed.

Police have destroyed the stock of dry cannabis taken into custody due to the transportation problem it has been reported.

Dry Weather Affects Nine Districts In The Country -Met Department

The prevailing dry weather affects nearly fifty thousand people in Nine districts of the country up to now  according to the Department Of Meteorology. Accordingly,Hambanthota,Mannar,Trincomalee,Kandy,Badulla,Anuradhapura,Monaragala and Gampaha Districts affected due to the dry weather .Jaffna has been identified as the District which the highest number of persons affected by the drought .

Many complaints have been received from several districts in the island regarding lack of drinking water  by the Disaster Management Center it has been revealed.

Meanwhile the Meteorology Department has stated that rain will be experienced   within next few days in most parts of the country .

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