National Sangha Council Criticized The Budget Proposal On Reducing Beer Prices

The National Sangha (Buddhist Monks)Council has

yesterday (13)criticized the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera's budget proposal to reduce the price of Beer and questioned why the Minister has disregarded the National Drug Awareness Policy implemented by President Maithripala Sirisena through the proposal.

The Bhikkus representing National Sangha Council have stressed that they will  make a request to  the President to consider whether to keep Minister Mangala Samaraweera as Finance Minister further  as he clearly undermined the Policies of President by reducing the price of Beer during a press briefing held yesterday at Rajagiriya.

Three Persons Including Former President's Chief Of Staff Remanded Over Misusing State Funds Around Rs.04 Billion

Three suspects including  Gamini Senerath who was

the Chief Of Staff of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe had been remanded until tomorrow (15) by the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday (13) over misusing around Rs. 04 billion belonging to Sri Lanka Insuarance Corporation during the previous regime.

The suspects were ordered to be remanded after they were appeared before the Fort Magistrate court yesterday with their lawyers.

The three suspects Gamini Senerath,Former Directors of Insuarance Corporation Neil Hapuhinna and Piyadasa Kudabalage were promised the Supreme Court to appear before the Fort Magistrate court on 09th of Novrmber ,However they have failed to appear at that time it has been revealed.

Around 10 Army Soldiers Were Injured !05 Critically Due To A Road Accident

Around 10 Army Soldiers have been injured 05 of

them critically and hospitalized after the Army Truck they were travelling in from Kankasanthurai area to Diyayhalawa had fallen in to a 15 meter deep low land area at Palagolla on Nuwara Eliya-Gampola main road last evening (13).

The injured were admitted to Kothmale and Gampola Hospitals for treatment.

The Army Truck had faced this incident while carrying a group of Army soldiers who are receiving training in driving it has been revealed.A trainee was driving the Truck at the time of the accident.

The Injured were admitted to the Kothmale Base Hospital and five of the critically injured have been later transferred to Gampola Base Hospital for further treatment.

There was a traffic in the area where the accident occurred lasted few minutes it has been reported.

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Three Persons Arrested Over Mixing Kerosene Oil With Petrol Inside A Bowser Owned By UNP MP

The Dambulle Special Police Task Force personal have today (13)  raided an Oil Bowser owned by governing United National Party(UNP) MP M.A.M Maharoof which mixed Kerosene Oil to the Petrol transported to Lanka Indian Oil Company(LIOC) owned Oil filling station in China Bay,Trincomalee  and arrested three persons including  the Bowser Driver and his assistant at a secret place in Makulugaswewa area at  Galewela .

At the time of the raid the Driver of the  Bowser and His assistant had removed more than 100 Liters of Petrol from the Bowser and filled it to the Bullies and Barrels and  getting prepared to fill the Bowser from Kerosene Oil brought to the place through a small lorry.

After the arrest the Bowser Driver had managed to escape from Police custody it has been reported.