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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A Former Tangalle Politician Was Arrested While Accepting A Rs.100,000 Bribe

Officers attached to the Bribery Commission had today(15) arrested the former chairman of Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha while accepting Rs.100,000 as a bribe from a person at his house .

The former chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Saba requested the bribe from a person residing in Matara to get approval for a plan of a land from Tangalle Pradeshiya saba it has been revealed.

The suspect is due to be produced before the Agunakolapalessa Magistrate Court.

A Mother And Son Have Died Due To An Electrocution In Polonnaruwa

A mother and her seven year old son were killed due to electrocution in Pulasthipura area at Polonnaruwa .

The son was electrocuted after colliding with power line near his tution class and when mother attempted to save him she too was electrocuted it has been revealed.

Both the mother and son had died on admission to the Pulasthipura Hospital.Pulasthipura Police are investigating on the incident.

A 19 Year Old Teanager Has Died After Falling Down From A Building

A 19 year old teenager has died after falling down to ground from the fifth floor of a building under construction in Gampaha last night(16).

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Padaviya area worked as a laborer at the Construction site.

Gampha Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Around 3000 Die Annually In Sri Lanka Due To Suicides

Around 3000 persons die annually in Sri Lanka due to suicides according to the Mental Health Director attached to the Health Ministry Dr.Chitramali De Silva.

Suicides among youth population in Sri Lanka are on the increase and 23.7 per 100,000 youth population committed suicide according to the latest statistics.Boys are prone to commit suicide three times more than girls and youth in urban areas is being committed suicide more than youth in villages it has been revealed Dr.Silva has stated.

Competitive environment in education and employment ,stress ,physical and emotional disappointments and breaking relationships within the family and outside the family are identified as main causes for the increased number of suicides among youth she has stressed.