A Pedestrian Was Killed After Colliding With A Motorcycle

A pedestrian was killed after colliding with a

Motorcycle in Hettipola area on Hettipola-Nikapitiya road.

The critically injured 57 year old resident of Hettipola area had succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Hettpola Hospital.

Hettipola Police have arrested the Motorcyclist regarding the incident.

Three University Students Were Injured And Hospitalized After A Branch Of A Banyan Tree Collapsed On Them

Three students attached to the Jayawardanapura

University in Colombo got injured ,one critically and hospitalized after a branch of a Banyan Tree collapsed in them in a swimming area of Kandalama Tank (Wewa )this noon (08) it has been reported.

The injured who are of the ages 21 and 22 years old were admitted to the Dambulle Base hospital for treatment.The students are residents of Maharagama, Tangalle and Ampara areas and they have faced this incident while on a trip with another 21 university students.

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A Motorcyclust Was Killed Due To A Road Accident

A Motorcyclist was killed after his Motorcycle  toppled

over the road and colliding with a Tipper Truck as a result of not been able to control the speed of the vehicle at Kotadeniyawa area of the Meerigama-Negambo road.

The 31 year old Motorcyclist was critically injured due to the accident and succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Meerigama Hospital.

Police have arrested the driver of the Tipper Truck over the incident.

Future Of Uma Oya Project To Be Decided After Norwegian Report-Minister Amaraweera

The future activities regarding the controversial Uma

Oya project will be taken after the Norwegian experts submit their report on the project according to the Minister Mahinda Amaraweera who is also a member of the Cabinet sub committee appointed to probe on the project.

A team of Norwegian Specialists due to ge arrived in Sri Lanka on 30th of July to probe on the Uma Oya project which begun during previous government.

Minister Amaraweera who served as a Minister during the previous government as well  has stated during a press briefing held yesterday (07) in Colombo that the Iranian construction company "Farab" handling the Uma Oya project not have previous experiences on such projecrs according to the initial probe carried out on the iranian funded project.Iranian government proposed this company for the project and the equipment the company used to excavations of the Uma Oya tunnel proved as not suitable for the work Minister has further said.

He also revealed that new equipment will be imported for the project on 18th of July as per the recommendations of local and international experts.

However the peoples movement against uma oya multipurpose project is demanding another round of talks with authorities over the problems arise due to the Uma oya project.