Boat Riders In Madhu River Have Protested To Increase Their Boat Trip Payment

Boat Riders in Madhu River have conducted a protest

campaign  this morning by blocking the Madhu River from near the Balapitiya Bridge ,demanding the increase of the payment of Rs.200 which they have received per a Boat trip .

A Tourist Guide have received Rs.10,000 per a Boat trip when a transporting tourists ,However a Boat rider received Rs.200 per a trip according to the Protesters.

Protesters have suspended their protest after authorities have promised a meeting with Boat owners this evening.

Three Persons Arrested Over Threatening Hatton Magistrate

Kekirawa Police have arrested three persons who

were responsible for threatening Hatton Magistrate on last Saturday (23) at Thirappanai area.

Poice have arrested the suspects who are residents of  Gampaha and Dambulla areas as per a complaint made by the Security Officer of the Magiztrate by stating that the suspects arrived in a Motor Car and blocked the  Magistrate's official vehicle in Thirappanai area and threatened him.

The suspects were arrested through the plate number of the Motor Car.

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Five Vehicles Were Damaged After Colliding With A Bus Ran Without A Driver

Five vehicles including four Motorcycles and a Car had

damaged after colliding with a  Vavuniya-Colombo Luxary Bus traveled without the driver in Vavuniya last night (24).

The driver of the Bus had stopped the Bus on a roadside after reaching Vavuniya from Colombo without turn off the engine to take money from a Atm mechine.

While driver was at the ATM Mechine the Bus started running and it collided with five vehicles on the way it has been reported.Howver a Three wheeler driver had witnessed that there's no driver in the Bus and entered in to the bus and stopped it.

Vavuniya police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Two School Boys Have Drowned In A River While Attempting To Take Selfies

Two school boys have drowned in Kalliadi Oya (River)

at Pudukudirippu area in Mulathivu while attempting to take selfies from a Mobile phone during the bath in middle of the Oya last evening (24).

The two deceased boys had went to Kalliadi Oya to bath with seven other friends and the two of them went to middle of the Oya to take selfies and drowned in the Oya due to a pit dug to take sand it has been revealed.

The two deceased had been identified as 17 year old residents of shivanagar in Pudukudiirippu area.

The bodies of the deceased had sent to Mulathivu Hospital for the post mortem.