Egyptian Archeologists Found Sphinx At Aswan Temple

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Two Foreign Tourists Were Critically Injured Due To A Motor Car -Train Collision

Two foreign tourists had been injured

and hospitalized after the Motor Car they were travelling in colliding with a Vavuniya-Matara bound "Raja rata Rajina"express train at Kuda Waskaduwa,Kalutara this morning (17).

The critically injured foreign couple a 23 year old Russian female and her 28 year old Lebanese boy Friend  had been admitted to a Private Hospital at Kalutara.

The incident had occurred when the Motor Car has  attempted to cross the Railway line through an unprotected Railway crossing it has been reported.The car was severely damaged due to the incident .

Northern Kalutara Police are conducting an investigations over the incident. 

An Elephant At Kala WEWA National Wild Life Park Was Killed Due To An Assault By A Tusker At The Park

A huge Elephant at Kala Wewa National

Wild Life Park was killed due to an assault by  a Tusker at the same park last evening (16) according to sources.

The deceased Elephant who was around 40 years of age and a leader of a Herd of around 300  Elephants at the Park was killed by a Tusker through hitting by his Tusks it has been revealed.

The most emotional event had took place  afterwards. The Herd of Elephants which the deceased Elephant had given his leadership had arrived at the scene and paid their last respects to their leader by touching his body with their trunks according to reports.

However soon after the Herd of Elephants left the scene after paying their last respect, The killer Tusker who had killed the Elephant arrived again and attacked the body of the deceased Elephant with  his Tusks.

Elephants paying their last respects by touching the deceased Elephant's body is   a rare scene according to Wild Life officers.

Director Of Terrorism Investigations Division DIG Nalaka De Silva Has Been Transferred

The Director of Terrorism

Investigations Division, Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG)Nalaka De Silva has been temporarily transferred to Police Information Technology Unit with immediate effect under the full supervision of Inspector General Of Police (IGP)Pujith Jayasundara.

The transfer has been  implemented to facilitate the investigation begun by Special Police Investigations Unit as per the instructions of IGP Jayasundara.

IGP has ordered the Special Police Investigations Unit to inquire on DIG Nalaka De Silva on 13 th of September over charges levelled against him by operations director of Anti Corruption Force NAmal Kumara on attempting to assassinate former Defense Secretary and current President.

President Justified Recalling Of Sri Lankan Ambassador To Austria And Entire Embassy Staff

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (17 ) justified his decision to recall Sri Lankan Ambassador to Austria Priyani wijesekare and entire  staff members including the laborer of the Embassy ,by stating that this action has been taken to relay a message not only to Sri Lankan Embassy in Vienna ,Austria but to other embassies as well.

The entire staff of Sri Lankan Embassy in Vienna is due to arrive in Colombo shortly President has stressed.

Addressing a function held at BMICH at Colombo today (17) to commemorate Inter national Ozone day ,President has said that during last week he had attempted to contact Sri Lankan Ambassador  in  Vienna through his telephone operators  around four hours regarding a matter ,However failed to reach her through six phone lines at the embassy. "It meant there's no one at the Embassy to answer a phone call given to six lines "he has stated.

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