A Person Was Killed After Ran Over By A Lorry In Piliyandala

A 62 year old person was killed and three others were critically injured and hospitalized after a Lorry  ran over them at a Cemetary in Piliyandala

today(15).

The incident occurred after a group of persons were resting after digging a pit at the Cemetary and the  Lorry that ran over them was driven by one in tbe group it has been revealed.

Two Persons Including An Indian National Were Arrested With 200 Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

An Indian National and a Sri Lankan

National were arrested today(15)while transporting around 200 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in a Lorry at Welisara area according to the Police Media Spokesman's office.

The estimated value of the stock of Kerala Cannabis taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.20.4 million .

The stock of Kerala Cannabis had been transported from Mannar to Colombo on the pretext of transporting fish by hidden among fish boxes it has been revealed.

The two suspects are Due To Be Produced before the court.

Sri Lankan Muslim Community To Celebrate Ramadan Festival Tomorrow(16)

As the new moon is being observed today(15) Muslim.Community in Sri Lanka will end their month long fast and celebrate Ramadan Festival (Eid -Ul -Fitr) tomorrow(16) The Colombo Grand Mosque has been announced.

According to the Sri Lankan calander the Ramadan festival falls today(15) and as a result Government and Bank Holiday was declared today.However as the new moon not been observed yesterday(14) Colombo Grand Mosque has decided to announce the festival date today.

Meanwhile Arab world including Saudi Arabia and rest of the world had celebrated Ramadan festival today .

Two Students Went To Bath In Sea Area In Negambo Went Missing

Two students went to bath with three of their friends have drowned and disappeared while bathing in a sea area at Eththukala in Kochchi
kade,Negambo this morning(15).

The drowned students who are studying in grade 11 of a school nearby went to bath a sea area behind  a hotel it has been revealed.Out of the five students went to bath only four have taken the bath and out of them two were disappeared  according to reports.

Police life saving guards along with the residents of the area have been launched an  operation in search of the missing  .

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A Parcel Which Contains Species Similar To Chameleons Was Taken In To Custody

Airport Customs officers have today(15) taken into custody  five bags contains around 32 species similar to chameleons illegally sent to the country in the pretext of a Used Computer through an International  Postal courier service from Australia .

These species were brought to Singapore from Australia and from Singapore they were transported to the Katunayake Airport in Sri Lanka it has been revealed.

The parcel was sent to a person in Kalutara and however as the recipient's address  is incorrect and no one come  to collect the Parcel ,Then the Airport Customs Officers have opened the parcel and recovered the species there.

Although it's not clear whether these species are a threat to sri lanka and crops or they can breed the species and whether the species are poisonous ,sending the parcel here is violation of Wildlife and Trees Act according to the Customs.