Five Female Tea Pluckers Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Wasp Attack

Five female tea pluckers had been injured and hospitalized this noon(28) due to a wasp attack occurred in an estate in Norwood area(Up Country).

The injured were admitted to the Dik Oya Base Hospital for treatment.Two injured females left the hospital after receiving treatment.

A Person Was Injured And Hospitalized Due To An Explosion In A Fire Cracker Factory

A person was injured and hospitalized this noon(28) due to an explosion occurred in a Fire cracker Factory  in Dagonna, Kimbulapitiya area.

The injured who was near the fire cracker factory at the time of the explosion had been admitted to Negambo Hospital for treatment.

The fire occurred in the factory after the explosion has doused according to the Police.The cause for the fire not yet been revealed.

Kesbawa Magistrate Ordered Cololmbo Municipal Council To Stop Dumping Garbage To Karadiyana

Kesbawa Magistrate has today(28) reversed his earlier decision to allow Colombo Municipal Council to dispose garbage collected in Colombo to Karadiyana Garbage Dump Site in Piliyandala by issuing a restraining order to prevent transporting and disposing of Colombo Garbage to the Dump.

The new restraining order has issued after considering a motion filed at the court by residents of Karadiyana and Environmental Organizations by opposing dumping Garbage there.

Although the time period given to Colombo Municipal Council  to Dump Garbage in Karadiyana expired today(28) .residents and activists conducted a silent protest campaign in front of the Kesbawa Magistrate Court today(28) citing that the  Municipal Council  continuously attempting to dump garbage collected in Colombo to karadiyana by wearing black head bands.

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Police Arrested A Person With Stock Of Weapons In Minuwangoda

Police have arrested a person with a stock of weapons and a live granade in possession in Heenatiyana , Minuwangoda area.

The Law Enforcement Unit of the Negambo Police have taken into custody two T-56 rifles,263 rounds,A love granade and 25 rifle rounds in possession of the suspect who is a resident of Minuwangoda area.

The Law Enforcement Unit Of The Negambo Police and Katunayake Police are conducting further investigations on the incident .

A Section Of Students n Terrance Silva Collage In Kolonnawa Shifted To Nearby Temple For Studies Due To Meethotamulle Displaced Families

The students studying grades 10 and 11

of the Terrance N Silva Collage in Kolonnawa have been  shifted to nearby Kolonnawa Raja Maha Viharaya (Temple) today (27) for studies due to the 47  families displaced as a result of  Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse  staying in the school halls.

Around 217 persons belonging to 47 families are currently staying in Terrance N De Silva Collage and around 25 families are due to shift to temporary houses built in Paddy Marketing Board storing complex in Meethotamulle area by by tomorrow(28) according to reports.

The search operations and removing debris in the  disaster site at Meethotamulle Garbage Dump still continues .

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 .