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A 19 Year Old Youth Was Killed Due To A Motor Cycle Accident In Batticaloa

A 19 year old youth was killed as the Motor Cycle he was riding in toppled over  the road in Batticaloa (Eastern Province) last night(16).

The accident was occurred after the Motor Cyclist not able to control the speed of the vehicle it has been revealed.

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Batticaloa .

A Person Was Arrested Over Disposing Contaminated Milk To Dikoya Canal

Police have arrested a person in Milk Collecting Center at Hatton-Dikoya over disposing 10,000 Liters of contaminated Milk to the Dikoya Canal .

A strange smell appears as the contaminated Milk mixed with water flows towards the reservoir it has been reported.

The Milk Collection Center disposed the stock of contaminated Milk to the Canal after a Milk Powder Manufacturing Company has returned the Milk to the Center over contamination problem  it has been revealed.

Foreign-Cooking Rice Incorrectly Could Be Dangerous To Our Health

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/08/cooking-rice-incorrectly-could-endangering-health/

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Galle Road Was Temporarily Closed Due To A Vehicle Protest Organized By University Students

The Galle road was closed down temporarily at Gall Face Junction in Colombo this noon (17)due to a Vehicle Protest parade organized by Inter University Students Federation (IUSF)against the Malabe Private Medical Collage(SAITM) underway at the moment.

The Vehicle Protest Parade which began on 15th of February from five cities in the island namely Anuradhapura ,Rathnapura ,Karapitiya,Kuliyapitiya and Kandy has now reached Colombo it has been reported .

Police have earlier stated that a heavy traffic will be experienced from 12 noon to 3 p.m today on Galle Road/Kandy Road,Highlevel Road and Negambo roads due to the Protest .After 3 p.m public is warned that traffic may prevails in Colombo Fort,Hulftsdorf,Lotus Road ,Olcott Mawatha and Maradana Road as the protestors due to gather in front of the Colombo Fort Railway station.

Two Tourists Were Injured And Hospitalized After A Coconut Tree Fallen On Them

Two British Nationals were injured and hospitalized last afternoon(16) after a Coconut Tree had fallen towards them outside a Tourist Hotel in Kammala Area,Wennappuwa.

A Coconut Tree located near the Swimming Pool of the Tourist Hotel fallen towards the two tourists it has been reported.