Twenty Eight Persons Arrested Over Obstructive Behaviour In Hambanthota Protest Have Been Remanded

Hambanthota Magistrate court has remanded the 28

persons arrested yesterday (06)over obstructive behaviour in front of the Indian consular office in Hambanthota during a protest held to oppose the selling of Mattala Airport and Hambanthota Magampura port to foreign countries until 16th of October.

The suspects have remanded after being produced before the court.

Police have fired tear gas and water canons to disperse the  protest organized by Joint opposition. 

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All Taxes Imposed On Agri Equipment Will Be Removed-President Sirisena

In view of making  the" National food production

War"a successful one government will remove all the taxes imposed on imported Agricultural technical equipment according to president Maithripala Sirisena.

Accordingly all taxes imposed on Agri equipment including  water pumps and tractors will be removed soon and the prices of these equipment will be reduced as a result of it president has stated after commencing the National food production war in kekirawa this morning (06).

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Colombo High Court Has Imposed A Life Time Imprisonment On A Person For Keeping Heroin In His Possession

Colombo High Court has today (06)imposed a life time

imprisonment on a person who found guilty for keeping 10 grammes and 43 mili grammes of Heroin in his possession today (06).

Colombo High Court judge Piyadasa Ranasinghe has imposed the life time imprisonment on the suspect who had been arrested by the Police narcotics bureau officials on 30th of june 2011 at Kelaniya.

The accused is a resident of Kelaniya area.

Police Have Arrested A Teacher With A Stock Of Liquor Bottles And Beer Cans

Police have arrested a teacher on discipline attached

to leading school in Anuradhapura with a stock of liquor bottles and Beer cans hideen in his rest house in Old kandy road,Anuradhapura yesterday (05).

The suspected Teacher hideen 18 bottles of Liquor and eight Beer cans inside his rest house in view of selling them for higher prices  to the consumers without a license it has been revealed.

The Teacher who is a resident of Kurundankulama area had been released on bail after being produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate Court.He is due to be produced before the court again on 11 th of October,