QUOTES FOR LIFE

Retired Major General Remanded Over Abduction And Assault Of Journalist Keith Noyer Had Been Further Remanded

Mount Lavinia   Additional Magistrate

had yesterday  (27) further remanded the former head of the Army Intelligence Unit retired Major General  Amal Karunasekare who was arrested and remanded over the Abduction and assaulting of former Journalist attached to 'Nation' paper Keith Noyer  ,untill 10th of September.

The suspected Major General was further remanded after being produced before the court yesterday .


Criminal Investigations Department had arrested the Retired Major General Karunasekare on 05 th of April over the abduction and assault of Journalist Keith Noyer on 22nd of May 2008 .

Five Railway Trade Unions Have Decided To Suspend Their Scheduled Train Strike

Five Railway Trade Unions representing Engine Drivers,Railway Guards ,Station Masters,Controllers and Supervised Management Service had suspended the Island Wide  continuous Train Strike  scheduled to be launched with effect from midnight tomorrow (29) after a discussion held with President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (27) the Unions have announced.

The Five Railway Trade Unions have decided to launch the strike by demanding solutions for several of their service demands including Salary anomaly problem and against not solving the Salary anomaly problem as promised by President during a discussion held in  an earlier occassion.

President has requested them earlier not to go ahead with the strike as   the report of Salary Commission is due to be handover soon.

SUN To Be Directry On Top Of Sri Lanka From Today (28) Until 07 th Of September

The Sun will be directly on top of Sri Lanka from today (28) until 07 th of September according to Department Of Meteorology .

Accordingly Sun will appear directly on top of Nawakkadu,Kalapum and Konda vil areas of Jaffna  District at 12.11 p.m today (28) the Department has stated.As a result a hot weather will prevail in the area at that time according to Meteorologists .

When the Sun is visibly travelling towards south It will right on top of Sri Lanka during August.

Meanwhile  the Department has stated that there will be occasional showers in Northern part of the country along with Eastern ,North Central and Uva provinces after 2 p.m today. 

A Female Was Killed After Colliding With A Motorcycle

A 33 year old female was killed on the

spot  after colliding  with a Motorcycle at PalaKudawa Junction on Kalpitiya-Puttalam road last noon (27).

The female who was  a resident of PalaKudaWa area had collided with the Motorcycle whilst talking with a driver of a parked bus at PalaKudaWa junction it has been revealed.

Kalpitiya Traffic Police had arrested the Motorcyclist regarding the incident. 

Two Fishermen Were Arrested Over The Assaulting Of Wild Life Officers

Police Have arrested two fishermen

who had involved in assaulting Wild Life officers at Minneriya Wild Life office last night (26).

The two suspects were remanded until 11 th of September after being produced before the Bakamuna Magistrate Court today .

Soon after the arresting of the two fishermen A group of fishermen  had staged a hours long protest campaign near the Minneriya Railway station which caused heavy  traffic in Habarana- Minneriya main  road.

However the protest campaign had stopped after the Police have promised the protesters to arrange a meeting with Wild Life officers in Minneriya.

Three Wild Life officers at Minneriya had been injured due to the assault and admitted to the Habarana Hospital. 

FROM BUDDHISM