A Private Bus Was Set On Fire After Five Persons Injured Due To A Vehicle Collision

A private bus was set on fire by a group of angry

residents after five persons were injured and hospitalized due to a private bus-Three Wheeler-Motorcycle collision in Weliyaya,Monaragala early this morning (13).

Five persons travelling in a Three Wheeler and a Motorcycle were injured and admitted to the Monaragala District Hospital after the vehicles colliding with a private bus travelling from Ampara to Colombo.

The injured are residents of Siyambalanduwa and Wellawaya areas.

As the private bus was set on fire by thr angry residents in the area after the accident ,the bus was severely damaged and the driver and conductor of the bus escaped after fled away from the area it has been revealed.

However later M8naragala police have arrested the bus driver regarding the accident .Two police teams are investigating on the accident and the damaging of the bus according to police.

SAITM Will Not Be Taken Over By The Government-Health Minister

The private medical collage in Malabe (SAITM)will not

be taken over at all by the government Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated today (13)in kandy.

Addressing a press briefing held in Kandy Teaching Hospital during his visit there Minister has stated that if the SAITM taken over by the government then no foreign invester would come here to invest .

Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA)are demanding that SAITM be taken over by the Government while Intet University Students Federation is demanding to abolish the SAITM.

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Due To The Protest Campaign Of Pepper Farmers Many Roads Including Colombo Have Blocked

Around 1000 pepper farmers have today (13) protested by blocking the Embilipitiya-Ratnapura main road from Pallebadda,Thunthota junction over dropped pepper prices in the market.
 
Due to the protest Colombo,Kegalle,Awissawella,Balangoda,Kandy and Kegalle roads from Embilipitiya had completely blocked for several hours it has been reported.   

The protesting pepper farmers of Ratnapura and Kolonna areas have stated that due to the importation of pepper by the government local pepper prices have been dropped to Rs.150 per Kilo Gramme from Rs.500 per Kilo Gramme.

Kalpitiya Police Have Arrested Three Persons With 23 Bags Of Banned Pesticides

Kalpitiya Police have today(13) arrested three persons with 23 bags of banned Pesticide contained banned substance "Glyphosate" stored in two boats in Paniadiya area.

The stock of banned pesticides had been imported from India secretly  and  the three suspects were prepared to distribute these banned pesticide at the time of the arrest according to the Police.

The stock of banned pesticides taken into custody in possession of the suspects worth around Rs.5 million  and contained higher amount of Glyphostate the Police have stated.