HEALTH TIP

Children who drink fruit juice have a higher risk of developing asthma

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5195701/Children-drink-fruit-juice-higher-risk-asthma.html

UK Plan To Tackle Plastic Waste Threat

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-

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GOLDEN MELODIES

A Person Was Arrested With A Parcel Contains Banned Drug "Tramadole

Ampara Police have arrested a person with a parcel

contains around 23,000 tablets of banned Apple variety of  "Tramadole" drug in Ampara area today (19).

The parcel was recovered from a Bus travelling from Kandy to Ampara.

Three Persons Arrested Over Issuing Expired Insecticides And Pesticides

Special Police Task Force personal attached to the

Dambulle Police have arrested three persons who had been involved in a large scale business of pasting new labels to the expired Insecticide and Pesticide bottles and issuing them to the market in a Pesticide wrapping Center at Sigiriya area today (19).

Police officers had recovered a large stock of Insecticides,Liquid Fertilizers and Pesticides stored in the stores of the Center which were expired in 2013,2014 and 2015 but pasted with new labels stating they are due to expire in  2018 and 2020 during the raid.

A seal of a famous Agri Chemical company here too used for this business it has been reported.

A Bank Robbery Had Been Prevented In Ahangama

A person arrived in by  a Motorcycle with another

person to rob a state bank branch in Ahangama area had been injured and hospitalized due to  the security officer of the Bank had shot at him.Other person was arrested by the Security officers after falling to the ground when attempting to flee from the area.

The injured was admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital for treatment.

The gun shooting was taken a place when the two persons who were fully covered their faces attempting to rob the bank after entering it.