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A 45 Year Old Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 45 year old person was killed due to a wild elephant attack whilst he went to  the forest in search of firewood in Dagavilla,Naula area.

The critically injured person had succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Dambulla Hospital.

The deceased was a resident of Puttalam area.

A 69 Year Old Female Was Killed After Colliding With A Bus In Ampara

A 69 year old female was killed after colliding with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus at Ampara Bus Stand according to the Ampara Police.The accident has  occurred after the Bus moved away from the Bus stand and the critically injured female had succumbed to her injuries after admission to the Ampara Base Hospital.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Udayapura area and Police have arrested the Bus Driver regarding the accident.

President Sirisena Has Appointed New Vice Chancellors To Peradeniya And Eastern Universities

President Maithripala Sirisena has today(09) handed over the appointment letters to the new Vice Chancellors appointed to  Peradeniya and Eastern Universities today(09) in Colombo according to the President's Media Division.

Accordingly Professor K.M.D Silva has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the University Of Peradeniya and Dr.Vivekananda Raja has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University.

"Pudgalayin desa tharathiramwalin ha kula.agam,jathi bedawalin thorawa balannenam oba saba manussakama athi ayeki-Adha boho dena siya  sambandathawan paludhu karaganuye mema konayangen pudgalayeku desa balemata yameni"

UPFA MP Geetha Kumarasinghe Filed An Appeal At Supreme Court Against Appeales Court Decision

United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Geetha Kumarasinghe has today(09) files an appeal in Supreme Court through her lawyers against the Appeals Court decision on abolishing her Parliamentary Seat due to her dual citizenship status.

Court of Appeal recently stated that MP Kumarasinghe who holds a dual citizenship in Switzerland and Sri Lanka not qualified to hold a Sri Lankan MP Post according to the 19th amendment of the Constitution.

Meanwhile the Parliamentary Secretary has today informed the Elections Commissioner that the Parliamentary Seat of MP Geetha Kumarasinghe who was elected to the Parliamnet from Benthara-Elpitiya area(Southern Province) has become vacant due to the court decision given against her.

Following these developments the General Secretary of the UPFA Mahinda Amaraweera has announced that the Party will nominate former Minister Piyasena Gamage who lost his seat during the last Parliamentary Elections as the replacement for the MP Kumarasinghe's vacant Parliamentary seat.

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