Sri Lanka Navy Recovered 9.3 Kilo Grammes Of Heroin Floating On The Sea

Sri Lanka Navy have recovered a parcel contains 9.3 Kilo Grammes of Heroin floating on the sea area around 08 nauticl miles to Kankasanthurai Port.

A group of Navy personal in a Coastal Guard ship had seen a parcel floating on the sea and after collecting it and checked it has been revealed that the Parcel contains Heroin.

The estimated value of the haul of Heroin recovered is more than Rs.9 billion according to the reports.

A 26 Year Old Youth Had Drowned In Sea Coastal Area Of Mirijjawila

A 26 year old youth has drowned yesterday(11) while bathing in sea coastal area in Mirijjawila,Hambanthota(Southern Province) .

As per an information received ,Hambanthota Police have launched a rescue operation in search of the drowned youth and recovered his body today(12) according to the Police.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Heeloya,Bandarawela area.

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Air India To Launch Direct Flights From Colombo To Varanasi-Indian P.M Modi

India's National Carrier "Air India" is due to launch direct flights from Colombo to Varanasi(Baranasa),India from this August according to the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Sigh Modi.

Through this   Sri Lankan Devotees will be able to travel Varanasi from Colombo directly the Indian Premier has stated while addressing the International Vesak Day Celebrations held in BMICH ,Cololmbo this morning(12).

Varanasi is rated as the holiest of the seven sacred cities of India on Hinduism and Jainism .

Four Persons Have Been Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Bus Collision

Four Persons Traveling in a Motorcycle have been killed after their Motorcycle colliding with a Private Bus in Bandiwewa area,Polonnaruwa(North Central Province) last night(11). 

The critically injured four Motorcyclists  of the ages 23-47  had succumbed to their injuries on admission to the Polonnaruwa  Hospital.The deceased had been identified as residents of Bandiwewa,Maoya area.

Police have arrested the Bus driver regarding the accident.

 

Supreme Court Has Suspended The Appeals Court Verdict To Annul The MP Post Of Geetha Kumarasinghe

Supreme Court has today(12)  suspended  the Court of Appeal's verdict  to annul the MP Post of  United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) MP Geetha Kumarasinghe until 15 th of May  after considering an appeal filed by MP Kumarasinghe against the Appeals Court verdict. 

The three member judge panel comprising with Buwaneka Aluvihare,Anil Gunaratne and Priyantha Jayawardena met today at Supreme Court and  issued a staying order to suspend the Appeals Court verdict.The Judge Panel has also decided   to take up the appeal filed by MP Geetha Kumarasinghe on 15th of May.

Last week  the Parliamentary Secretary Dammike Dissanayake has informed the Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya that the MP Post of Geetha Kumarasinghe will be abolished after the Appeals Court verdict .

The Attorney General has informed the Appeals Court on 14th of March that the MP Kumarasinghe cannot hold the MP Post under the 19th Amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution as she holds dual citizenship in Switzerland and she has failed to revoke her citizenship there.