Two Persons Arrested With 6000 Illegally Imported Cigarette Sticks

Beruwala Police had today (10)arrested two persons

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with 6000 Illegally imported Cigarette sticks in possession at China Fort in Beruwala area.

The estimated value of the arrested stock of Illegal Cigarette sticks is nearly Rs.1 million it has been revealed.

The suspects have been identified as  26 and 36 year old persons who are residents of Beruwala district.

Police Have Arrested A Person With A Stock Of Rice Not Suitable For Human Consumption

Hettipola Police have arrested a 26 year old person

with a stock of Rice which not suitable for human consumption in a Rice Mill at Thuththiripitigama in Hettipola area.

Accordingly Police have taken into custody a stock of 69,525  Kilo Grammes of Rice which stored in bags 25 Kilo grammes each it has been reported.

The suspect has been identified as a resident of Meegaswewa area according to the Police Headquartrs.

Deputy Transport Minister Given 24 Hours To The Striking Train Workers To Report To Work

Those striking Train workers who do not reported to

work within next 24 hours will loose their jobs as the Train service declared as an essential service according to the Deputy Transport Minister Ashok Abeysinghe.

President Maithripala Sirisena had been declared the Train service as an essential service since last morning (09) through a special Gazette Notification.

The Train Drivers,Station Masters and Train Guards are on strike since last Wednesday (06)demanding solutions for their service demands .The Railway Unions have stated that they will continue the strike until their demands are met.

Meanwhile due to the Train strike hundrads of Long distance train services have been cancelled today as well.

Wild Life Officers Had Recovered The Body Of The Missing Tusker "Thani Dalaya"

Wild Life officers had yesterday (09)recovered the

body of the disappeared tusker of Puttalam District "Thani Dalaya" (One Tusk)which had been shot and killed.

The deceased tusker was assasinated while roaming in Sellankandal forest reserve in Puttalam District according to the reports.

Wild Life officers had found gun shot injuries in the body of the 30 year old deceased Tusker.The Tusker was born with one Tusk and 9 feet high according to officials.

HEALTH TIP

Slimming Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk By Upto One Third,Research Finds

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Two Pedestrians Were Killed Due To A Collision With A Jeep

Two pedestrians were killed after colliding with a Jeep

at  the 08tn post of Kaduwela-Battaramulla road.

The critically injured pedestrians of the ages 24 and 34 years had succumbed to their injuries on admission to the Accident ward of the Colombo National Hospital.

The accident was occurred while the pedestrians were walking in along the road it has been revealed.

The decased were residents of Colombo -12 and Police had arrested the Jeep driver who driven the Jeep regarding the accident.

The Jeep driver was under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident it has been reported.