Cabinet Has Decided To Withdraw Gazette Notifications Issued Regarding Liquor

Cabinet has today(16) unanimously  decided to withdraw two Gazette Notifications issued by Ministry of Finance on lifting the ban imposed over local women to purchase Liquor from Bars.working in Liquor Bars and selling Liquor and extending the Business Hours of opening Bars in the country from 9 p.m to 10 p.m .

President Maithripala Sirisena had earlier instructed the authorities to withdraw the two Gazette Notifications issued regarding these matters under the signature of Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera

The ban imposed over local women to purchase ,selling of Liquor and working in Liquor Bars is being implemented since 1979.

Meanwhile due to the heated arguments occurred  with some of the United National Party(UNP) members President Sirisena has been reported as left the Cabinet meeting.

The Cabinet meeting was chaired by the President.

A Person Was Killed And Another Was Injured Due To A Road Accident In Matara

A person was killed and another was injured and hospitalized after the Van they were traveling in veering off the road and crashed into a lamp post at Izadeen Town in Matara-Akuressa road early this morning(16).

One of the passengers in  the  Van was killed on the spot and the Driver of the Van got injured and admitted to the Matara General Hospital for treatment.

The deceased had been identified as a 52 year old resident of Kokuvil in Jaffna .The accident has occurred due to the  inability of the driver  to control the high speed van it has been revealed.

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A Person Was Arrested With Three Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

A person was arrested by the Mannar Police with

three Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in his possession while preparing to transport the haul of Cannabis from Mannar to Anuradhapura by Bus on Sunday night (14).

The estimated value of the haul of Cannabis taken into custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.200,000 it has been revealed.

The suspect is a resident of Thalawa,Anueadhapura.

A Motorcyclist And A Pillion Rider Were Killed Due To A Head On Collision Of Two Motorcycles

A Motorcyclist and a pillion rider were killed and

another Motorcyclist was critically injured and hospitalized after a head on collision between two Motorcycles in Nindawela,Kuliapitiya area.

The three critically injured were admitted to the Kuliyapitiya Hospital where a Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries and a Pillion ride had succumbed to his injuries after transferring to Colombo National Hospital.

The deceased were residents of Nindawela,Kuliyapitiya area.