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Thursday, April 27, 2017

A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack In Damana

A 53 year old person was killed today

(27) due to a wild elephant attack while harvesting his paddy field in Damana area(Eastern Province ) according to sources.

The deceased was killed by the wild elephant after chasing him around 500 meters and the tractor operated by him too was damaged by the elephant according to reports.

The critically injured person who was a resident in Damana area had succumbed to his injuries on admission to Ampara Hospital for further treatment after being admitted to the Damana Hospital .

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A Police Inspector Attached To Lunugala Police Station Admitted To Hospital By Complaining His OIC Assaulted Him

A Police Inspector attached to Lunugala

Police Station has admitted to the Badulla General Hospital yesterday (26)after made a complaint that the Officer in charge (OIC) of his Police Station had assaulted him.

However Lunugala Police Station Officials have stated that the Lunugala Police OIC only shouted at the inspector and no assault had taken place .

European Parliament Has Defeated A Resolution Submitted To Suspend The Granting Of GSP Plus Concessions To Sri Lanka

European Parliament which met

today(27) in Belgian capital Brussels has defeated a resolution submitted to the Parliament by opposing the granting of GSP Plus tariff concessions to Sri Lanka by 317 votes as 436 Members of the European Parliament voted against the resolution ,119 members voted in favor and 22 members were absent during the voting according to the Deputy Foreign Minister Dr.Harsha De Silva.

Some European Parliamenrary Groups have submitted the resolution to the Patliament by requesting to suspend the granting of GSP Plus concessions to Sri Lanka by citing Sri Lankan government still not full fill the human right requirements needs to get the concessions.

European Union had suspended the GSP Plus concessions granted to Sri Lanka during the previous regime .

However after several rounds discussions the European Union has decided to grant the Concession to Stick Lanka after considering the human rights record of current government .

President Sirisena Has Appointed 25 Senior Attorneys At Law As President's Counsal

President Maithripala Sirisena has today

(27)appointed 25 senior Attorneys At Law as President's counsal according to the President's Media Division.

These Attorneys At Law including MP-M.A Sumanthiran,Daya Palpola,Ariya B Rakawa,J.C Weliamuna had been appointed by considering their excellance and honesty in the field of law it has been srated.