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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Seven Persons Arrested Over Damaging Buddha Statues Had Been Remanded Until 16 th Of January

The seven persons arrested over

damaging of several Buddhist Statues in Mawanalla area recently had been remanded until 16 th of January by the Mawanalla District Judge Magistrate Upul Rajakaruna today (02 ).

The seven suspects who are under 25 years of age and residents of Mawanalla ,DelgahaGoda ,Hingula areas had been produced before the Mawanella Magistrate Court today .

Police and Special Police Task Force Personal are currently investigating on to arrest another two suspects regarding the damaging of Buddha Statues.

Meanwhile police nvestigations have revealed these suspects are responsible for damaging Buddha Statues in several other areas of the country including Polgahawela znd Gampola .Although Police have requested the Mawanella Magistrate Court the permission to produce these suspects to courts in other areas as well regarding the incidents, Court has only granted permission to produce the suspects before Polgahawela Magistrate Court on 09 th of January.

Delayed Annual Budget Of This Year To Be Presented To Parliament On 05th Of March

Cabinet has today (02)given approval to

present the delayed Annual budget of the United National Front (UNF)Government to Parliament on 05th of March this year .

Cabinet has today meet at President's house under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.

The act regarding the Annual Budget is scheduled to be submitted to Cabinet on next Monday (07)it has been revealed .The Annual Budget for this year scheduled to be presented to Parliament on 05th of November last year (2018) and delayed due to the Constitutional coup occurred on 26th of October .

However a Vote on Account passed in Parliament last month has allocated the funds need for government expenditure of first four months of this year .

A Person Was Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin In Welllawatte

Police officers attached to Anti

Corruption of Colombo District in Welllawatte have today (02)arrested a 38 year old person with 1.513 Kilo Grammes of Heroin in possession near the Welllawatte Railway station .

The suspect is a resident of Modara area.

The estimated value of the haul of Heroin taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is more than Rs.18 million it has been revealed.

Sixteen Persons Had Been Injured Due To A Road Accident In Bagawanthalawa

Sixteen persons including few children

had been injured and hospitalized after the van they were travelling colliding with a Soil Mound at Bagawanthalawa area on Hatton -Balangoda as a result of a faulty of breaks in the Van this noon (02 )it has Been reported .

The injured had been admitted to the Bagawanthalawa Provincial Hospital for treatment. Their condition is not serious it has been revealed .As Catholic priest is also among the injured.

The incident occurred when the Van was travelling to Hatton -DiKoya area from Ratnapura-Hapugadthanna and the road is with deep inclines according to the Police.