Two Persons Were Injured Due To A Road Accident In Thalawakale

Two persons were injured and

hospitalized after a high speed van they were travelling in veering off the road and toppled over to a 80 feet deep precipice near Kotmala Oya(River) at Belgariawatte,In Lindula-Dayagama,Thalawakale this evening(18).

The injured imcluding the Van driver were admitted to the Lindula Hospital.

The acvident occurred due to the inability of the Van driver to control the speed of the vehicle according to the Lindula Police.

A Wild Elephant Has Died Due To An Electrocution

A body of a Wild Elephant of the age

around 30 years and died due to an electrocution ,was  recovered in a reserve at Mahindagama in Welikanda ,Polonnaruwa today(18).

Wild Life officers attached to the Welikanda Wild Life office had launched an invesrigatiom over tbe incident and collected evidence from the residents of the area to arrest the culprits who caused the death of the Elephant.

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Government Has Imposed An Import Tariff On Gold For The First Time

Government has decided to impose a 15% import tariff  on the  Gold import to Sri Lanka with effect from midnight yesterday(17) according to the Ministry Of Finance.

This is the first time that the Government had imposed a tariff on Imported Gold as up to now the Gold has considered as Tax free item.

Due to the new tariff imposed ,the Gold Prices are expected to rise it has been reported.