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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

GOLDEN MELODIES

Alzheimers Dementia Is On The Rise Among Elderly -Dr.Padma Gunaratna

Alzheimers Dementia is on the rise among Sri Lankan elders according to the chairman of Association Of Geriatric Medicine Dr.Padma Gunaratna.

At present there are around 100,000 persons living with the disease in Sri Lanka she has stressed.

If someone has the symptoms like, short term memory loss , difficulty to concentrate/Attention ,Anxiety, Depression and not been able to identify their family members and familiar roads he or she should seek medical advise before developing the symptoms further Dr.Gunaratna has said during a seminar held in Colombo recently on World Edlders day .

A Crocodile Arrived At A House In Vavuniya Was Captured By Villagers

Villagers in Punthottam,Vavuniya had captured a Crocodile arrived at a house in the area last Tuesday (25) night in search of food and handed over him to the Wild Life officers of the area.

The eight feet long Crocodile arrived at a house in search of food due to the current drought prevailing in the area according to Wild Life officers.He is due to be released to a water reserve area it has been revealed.

An Indian National Who Had Revealed An Assassination Plot Against President And Former President Has A History Of Mental Illness-Indian High Commission

Indian High Commission in

Colombo,Sri Lanka has informed the Sri Lankan Authorities that the Indian National who had revealed that there's a plot to assasinate current president ,Former Preaident and his entire family members and now under Sri Lankan Police Custody ,had a history of mental illness since the year 2000. according to the High Commission officials this was revealed during the preliminary investigations conducted on the Indian National by the High Commission recently .

Indian High Commission had also informed the Sri Lankan Authorities that it will extend any support regarding the ongoing investigations conducted against the Indian National .

Police have arrested the Indian National who had resided in the place where the operations manager of Anti Corruption Force Namal Kumara who had complained over there's a plot to kill current President and former Defense Secretary ,lives .Namal Kumara has revealed that the assassination plot has been planned by former director of Terrorism Investigations Division DIG Nalaka De Silva.

Meanwhile Police Media Spokesman's office has denied the reports saying that the Indian National has revealed that there was an Assassination plot .

Colombo High Court Judge Has Sentenced A Person To Death Over Keeping Heroin In Possession

Colombo High Court has today (26) sentenced a 23 year old person to death over keeping 9.41 Grammes of Heroin in possession and smuggling them .

Accordingly Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunge has ordered to hang the accused who was arrested by Special Task Force Personal on 20th of August 2012 Whilst keeping Heroin In possession of the suspect and smuggling them ,on a date fixed by president .

The Accused was a resident of Grand pass area.

A Person Has Died Due To Lightning

A 34 Year Old person has died due to

strucked by lightning following the heavy showers prevailing in at Hathamuna area in Ratnapura last evening (25).

The body of the deceased who was a resident of Hathamuna area had been sent to Ratnapura General Hospital for post mortem .