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Friday, September 28, 2018

FROM BUDDHISM

A 72 Year Old Person Was Killed Due To A Road Accident

A 72 year old person was killed after

cording with a Private Bus travelling from KOttawa to Homagama in wee hours of this morning (28)while attempting to cross the road at Galewilawatte area in Homagama .

The critically injured person had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Homagama Base Hospital for treatment.

Police have arrested the Bus driver regsrding the incident .

Sri Lankan Airlines To Purchase Cashewnuts From Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation

Sri Lanka's National Carrier Sri Lankan Airlines Has Decided to purchase Cashewnuts from Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation again after suspending it' s Cashew Supplier in Dubai .

Accordingly soon after the Sri Lankan Airlines Has approved the Cashew prices submitted by the Cashew Corporation the supply will begin according to the Corporation.

Cashew Corporation had supplied Cashew to the Sri Lankan Airlines up to 2016 and afterwards the Airlines has turned towards a Dubai Cashew Supplier a due to the higher prices of Cashew supplied by the Corporation it has been reported.

However as Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena has recently criticised the taste of Cashew supplied to him in Business Class of a Sri Lankan Airlines on the way to Sri Lanka from Nepal the Airlines has suspended the supplier .

SrI Lankan Cashew is famous for its rich natural taste which lead to supply them to many star hotels in the country and export to other countries .

IGP Was Questioned For Nearly Three Hours By A Three Member Committee Over Allegations Leveled Against Him

Inspector General Of Police (IGP) Pujith

Jayasundsra has been questioned today (28)by a Three Member committee for nearly three hours over the allegations levelled against him on accepting Rs.20..2 million from a former Principle Of Trinity Collage as a bribe according to the Deputy Minister of Public Administration ,Management and Law and Order Nalin Bandara.

Addressing a Press Briefing held at United National Party (UNP) Headquarters in Colombo today ,The Deputy Minister has said that IGP Jayasundara has appeared before the Three Committee this morning in Colombo as per requested by the Committee and had given a statement for nearly three hours over the charges levelled against him.

The Committee was appointed by Minister Of Law and Order Ranjith Madduma Bandara to inquire on the Bribery charges levelled against IGP and the Committee report is scheduled to be handed over to the Minister shortly.

The future action against the IGP will be taken as per the recommendations of the Committee according to the Deputy Minister Bandara.