Health-Pollution Linked To One In Six Deaths

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Heavy Traffic Reported In Colombo-Kandy Road Due To A Bursting Of A Pipe Line

Heavy Traffic had been reported on Kandy-Colombo road since this morning(20) due to a bursting  of an internal pipe line near the BO Tree at Kadawatha.

Due to the bursting of the pipe line , water supply to Ganemulle road,Kiribathgoda-Pushparamaya road,Gonahena Road,Ragama Road and Kadawatha City  has been suspended for 16 hours according to the National Water Supplies And Drainage Board.

The heavy traffic still prevails in  lane where the vehicles arriving in to Colombo on Colombo-Kandy road.

Special Police Team Arrested Arambepola Rathanasara Thero Over His Obstructive Behavior Against Rohingya Refugees

A special Police team attached to the Police Headquarters had today(20) arrested the Arambepola Rathanasara Thero who had been hidden from Police over one month ,over an obstructive behavior he shown in front of the house in Mount Lavinia where the Rohingya Refugees were kept in last month.

The thero had arrested while returning from Kandy to Colombo in a Bus at Nittambuwa area.

Police have searched him to arrest over the protest he led against Rohingya refugees in Mount Lavinia during past month.Akmeemana Dayarathna Thero had arrested over the same office and later released on bail.

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Roads In Ampara City Had Been Submerged Due To Heavy Showers

Roads in Ampara City had been submerged due to the

heavy showers prevailed in the city  this evening (19) it has been reported.

Business places and vehicles too had got submerged due to the flood waters .

Colombo High Court Has Sentenced A Person 36 Year Imprisonment Over Sexually Molesting A Boy

Colombo High Court has today (19)sentenced a 48 year

old  father of three chilldren  a 36 year imprisonment over sexually molesting a 13 year old boy on 01st of May 2002.

The accused had sexually molested the boy at Grandpass area in Colombo  it has been revealed.

After found guilty over the charge ,Colombo High Court judge Gihsn Kulathunge had sentenced the accused a 36 year  imprisonment and mposed a Rs.15,000 fine.The judge also ordered the accused to pay a Rs.300,000 compansation to the victimized boy.

Railway Trade Unions To Launch An Island Wide Strike Tomorrow (20)

Four catagories of Railway workers including Train

drivers are due to launch an Island wide strike from midnight tomorrow night (20) by demanding several service demands including to solve their salary anomalies the Railway trade unions have today (19) announced.

Accordingly Train drivers ,Station Masters ,Rail Guards and controllers will launch the strike according to Unions.

Railway trade unions had launched an Island wide strike on evening of 11th of October by opposing the system of  recruiting assistant Engine drivers to the service ,however suspended the strike after intervention of Presidential secretary Austin Fernando.