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Monday, November 13, 2017

Smog Is Increasing Air Pollution In India

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China revised its laws to impose severe restrictions on polluting factories. The local authorities can even detain owners of factories that fail to comply with the laws.

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.