An Elephant Cub Has Died In Kantale

An Elephant Cub around three years old has died at a paddy field in Samagipura,Kantale last evening (11) believes to be due to a worm problem according to reports.

The efforts made by the veterinary Surgeons and the Wildlife officials attached to the Wildlife Office in Mahaweli Zone since last morning (11) failed as the Cub died in the evening.

The Wildlife Office in Kantale are conducting an investigations over the incident.

"JAB JAB BAHAR AAYE" SONG FROM THE FILM "TAQDEER" SCREENED IN 1967

SINGER-LATE MOHOMMAD RAFI
LYRICS-ANAND BAKSHI
MUSIC-LAKSHMIKANTH-PYARELAL

A SPEICAL QUOTE

ALWAYS SHOW THE  TRUE IDENTITY

A Person Was Arrested While Transporting A Stock Of Kerala Cannabis

Puliyankulama Police have arrested a 51 year old person while carrying a stock of Kerala Cannabis weighing 8.560 Kilo Grammes in a Bus traveling Jaffna to Kataragama last night (10) near Puliyankulama Police Station in Vavuniya .

Police have recovered the stock of Kerala Cannabis carried by the suspect which hidden inside a two suspected luggage's in the Bus .The estimated value of the stock of Kerala Cannabis taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.1.8 million it has been revealed.

According to the Police  .The suspect had purchased the stock of Kerala Cannabis from a Cannabis smuggler in Jaffna and transported to Kataragama at the time of his arrest.

The suspect is due to be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate Court.

FROM BUDDHISM

Transport Activities In Many Areas Of Hatton-Nuwara-Eliya Main Road Have Been Restricted Due To The Falling Soil Mounds

As soil mounds are continuously failing in to the Hatton-Nuwara-eliya main road due to the heavy showers prevailing in the area at present ,Transport activities of many places in the Main Road from Thalawakele to Nuwara-Ekiya have been restricted to one lane according to the Road Development Authority.

Road Development Authority has taken steps to remove the  Soil Mounds fallen in to the Hatton-Nuwara-Eliya main  Road .

Meanwhile Police have advised the Motorists to drive patiently in the Road with soil mounds.

A Female Was ARRESTED With A Stock Of Gold Jewelry Brought To The Country Illegally

A 54 year old Sri Lankan female was arrested by the Airport Customs officers with a stock of Gold Jewelry illegally  brought to the country worth  around  Rs.8 million at the Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport in wee hours of this morning(11).

The suspected female who is a resident of Warakapola area and arrived at the Airport from Dubai hidden the stock of Gold Jewelry weighing around 1.300 Kilo Grammes in her cloths it has been revealed.

Customs are questioning the suspected female over the incident.