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One Was Killed And Three Others Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Road Accident

One person was killed and three others including a female were injured and hospitalized after the Three Wheeler they were traveling in veered off the road and colliding with a high power electricity pole on Negambo-Merigama road(Western Province) it has been reported.

The critically injured Three Wheeler driver and a female and two boys who were in the Three Wheeler admitted to the Negambo Base Hospital and the driver has succumbed to his injuries after transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment.

Katana Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

A sudden Fire Erupted In A Fiber Manufacturing Plant At Matara

A sudden fire has erupted in a Fiber Production Plant at Matara(Southern Province) this morning according to reports.

The fire brigade officers along with the residents of the area are currently attempting to douse the fire the sources have stated.

The cause of the fire has not yet been revealed.

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY NANDA MALANI

Health Minister Has Instructed The Authorities To Finalize The Report On Regulating Private Medical Institutions Within Next Two Months

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has instructed

the authorities to finalized the final report on regulating Private Medical Institutions within next two months according to the Ministry of Health.

A special gazette notification is also due to issue by next week authorizing powers to the Senior assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the  special investigations Unit of the Health Ministry on raiding private medical institutions.

Airport Customs Officers Have Arrested A Sri Lanka Airforce Flight Lieutenant With Eight Foreign Liquor Bottles

Airport customs officers have arrested a Sri Lankan

Air Force flight lieutenant yesterday(17) over attempting to smuggle eight bottles of foreign liquor in to the country at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport.

The Flight Lieutenant was arrested when he was on the verge of removing the bottles bypassing the customs.

The suspect was responsible for smuggling 40 foreign liquor bottles in to the country in five occasions previously according to the customs.Investigations have revealed that these foreign liquor bottles were handed over to the suspect by an Indian passengers to be taken out from the Airport.

The suspect was handed over to the Airport Police by the Customs Officers for  further investigations.

Water Levels Of Main Reservoirs Have Reduced Drastically

Due to the dry weather prevailing in most parts of the country at present  the water leveles of main reservoirs  have reduced  to 25 percent according to the Disaster Management Center .

More than 600,000, persons in 13 districts  have been affected due  to the dry weather the Center has stated .