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Friday, May 4, 2018

Sea Erosion In Dodanduwa Area In Southern Province Caused Damages To Some Tourist Hotels

Due to the strong winds and rough sea waves occurrs in Southern sea coastal area these days , sea erosion in Dodanduwa coast (Southern Province) is on the increae according to the reports.

Due to this situation a 15 meter long short boulder stretch at the fisheries harbour in kumarakanda ,Dodanduwa has been damaged and some boulders have been drifted away by the strong sea waves it has been revealed.

some tourist hotels in Patuwana, Dodanduwa have been also damaged as a result .

Four Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Lorry-Van Collision

Four persons were injured two of them

critically and hospitalized due to a Lorry-Army Lorry-Van collision near Parakarama Collage at Irattaperiyakulam in Vavuniya last evening(04)

The injured including the driver and his assistant of a Lorry and two others in a Van were admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital for treatment..

The accident occurred when the Police traffic unit officers stopped a Van to inspect it and during the inspection a Lorry arrived from one end colliding with a Army Lorry arrived in from.the opposite direction while attempting to pass the parked Van it has been revealed.

Itattaperiyakulam Police are conducting an investigation over the incident.

Four Indian Nationals Were Arrested With Gold Biscuits Weighing 1.66 KG

Airport Customs officers have arrested

four Indian Nationals while attempting to smuggle a stock of Gold Biscuits weighing 1.66 Kilo Grammes in to Sri Lanka at the Katunayake Airport yezterday(03)

The four Indian Sispects have hidden the stock of Gold biscuits within their cloths itas been revealekd.The stock of Gold Biscuits have been confiscated by the authorities and the four Indian nationals who brought them were released on Rs.500,000 bail.

Airport Customs are conducting an investigation over the incident.

A Person Attached To A Duty Free Shopping Comptlex In Katunayake Was Arrested With A Stock Of Gold

Airport Customs officers have arrested

a person attached to the Duty Free Shopping Complex in Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport this evening (04) while attempting to hand over a stock of Gold weighing 7 Kilo Grammes and 200 Grammes to two Indian Nationals.

The suspect who had hidden the stock of Gold in his stomach was arrested while he attempted to hand over it to the Two Indian nationals at tbe passanger terminal of the Airport

The estimated value of the stock of Gold taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is more than Rs.50 million according to Customs.Airport Customs are currently investigating on the incident.