Alagalla Mountain Reserve Destroyed Due To A Fire

The Alagalla Mountain Reserve in Mawanella Police

division had been destroyed due to a fire erupted in the reserve since this evening according to sources.

The fire is currently speeads in to  more than a  Kilo meter distance and it's visible to Mawanella City the sources said.The mountain reserve had been destroyed due to the lighting of fire to it continuously during dry seasons.

The upcountry railway line is  also located based on the Alagalle reserve and during rainy seasons landslide threats appeared in the railway line it has been revealed.

UNP Parliamentary Group Decided To Continue The Present Government Under The Leadership Of Prime Minister Wikramasinghe

The leaders of the ruling United National Party(UNP)

and it's allied parties have decided to retain Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe to continue as the premier of present government and to appoint a committee to collect proposals on forming of a UNP Government under the leadership of Prime Minister during a decisive meeting held at Temple Treees under the patronage of Prime Minister Wikramasimghe in Colombo this evening (13).

The UNP Parliamentary group including It's Ministers,Deputy Ministers and State Ministers had participated this meeting.

During the meeting it has been decided to allow the national government partner Sri Lanka Freedom Party led by President Maithripala Sirisena to leave the government if tbe party wants.

A section of Sri Lanka Freedom Party Ministers opposed to retain in the government under the leadership of prime minister wikramasinghe.However a group of SLFP MP's are due to join the proposed new government scheduled to be formed shortly.

After the meeting Prime Minister Wikeamasinghe and party leaders went to meet President to inform the decisions taken at the meeting .

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A Three Wheeler And A Trade Stall Have Been Damaged Due To A Fallen Tree In Ambalanthota

A three wheeler and a trade stall in the road side have been damaged due to a falling down of a huge Mara Tree located at Thawaluwila area in Ambalanthota on Colombo-Kataragama main road  to the ground this morning(13).

A communication line post  had also collapsed to the ground due to this ,However no one got injured due to the incident it has been revealed.

Due to the fallen  Tree, Transport activities  on the Colombo-Kataragama main road have been disrupted it has been reported.

The fallen tree was removed from the road by the Police with the assistance of residents and Ambalanthota Pradeshiya Sabha members.

Three Sri Lankans Were Arrested With 462 Illegal Cigarette Cartons

Three Sri Lankan house maids  including two females and a male have been arrested by the Anti Narcotic Unit of the Airport Customs  while attempting to smuggle 462 foreign made Cigarette cartons which contains more than 41,000 Cigarette sticks illegally  to the country at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport this morning(13).

The suspects have arrived in the Island from Dubai and the stock of Cigarette Cartons were concealed in their luggage it has been revealed.

The stock of Cigarette Cartons were confiscated and the suspects have been released under strict warning .