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Monday, March 6, 2017

Twenty Students In Matara District Hospitalized Due To A Food Poisoning

Around 20 students attached to a school

in Matara had been hospitalized last evening (05) due to a suspected food poisoning .

The students were admitted to the Tangalle Hospital and they are in stable condition according to the sources .

Four Month Old Infant Girl Died Due To Cut Injuries Received From Her Mother-Police

A four month old infant girl has died this morning g (06) after being admitted

to the Matale General Hospital following an assault by her mother it has been reported.

The infant girl was hospitalized by a female neighbour in Kandagolla ,Matale (Central Province)this morning in critical condition with cut injuries on her body .However she had succumbed to her Injuries at the time of the admission .

Heavy Traffic Reported In Low Level Road In Meethotamulla And Colombo-Awissawella Road Due To A Protest

A heavy traffic is being reported from the low level road in Meethotamulla

and Colombo -Awisssawel la road since this morning (06) due to a public protest in Meethotamulla area opposing the dumping of garbage collected from Colombo to Meethotamulla Garbage Dumping site .

Due to the protest led by Kolonnawa UNP MP marikkar a section of the Colombo-Awissawella road UpTo Meethotamulla area has been closed for traffic since this morning.

Police have advised public to use an alternative routes for travelling .

MP Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero also participated in the protest attended by a large crowd in the area.

Imprisoned MP Wimal Weeeawansha Has Been Further Remanded

Joint opposition MP and the leader of the National Freedom Front Wimal

Weeeawansha who is in remand over misusing of state owned vehicles ,has been further remanded until 20 th of of March by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today(06).

After being produced before the Magistrate Court this morning ,MP Weerawanaha has made a one and half hour long statement in the court without the assistance of a lawyer regarding his arrest it has been reported.

The MP had accused the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID)for arresting him by violating the regulations of public property act.