Friday, January 4, 2019

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Two Youth Arrested With 28 Grammes Of Heroin

Police officers attached to Law
Enforcement Unit of Panadura Division have yesterday arrested two youth whilst transporting 28 Grammes of Heroin by a Motorcycle at the Arukgoda Roundabout road at Panadura .

The Two youth of the ages 20 and 22 year old and residents of Moratuwa and Panadura have been arrested during a search operation .

The two suspects are due to be produced before Panadura Magistrate Court today (05 ).

A Body Of A 23 Year Old Norwegian National Who Drowned In Weligama Sea Area Recovered

The body of a 23 year old Norwegian
youth who had drowned whilst bathing in the sea area at Kapparathota ,Weligama (Southern Province) last Thursday (03)had been recovered whilst floating in the sea area near the fisheries Jatty at Kapparathota last morning (04).

The deceased who had arrived in Sri Lanka along with few other foreign Nationals and stayed at a Tourist Hotel in Weligama ,has drowned whilst bathing with three others it has been revealed .

Navy divers attached to Mirissa Naval Base and coastal guard Base have attempted to find out  the missing however they have been  not able to find the missing person.

The three colleagues of the deceased had seen lying near the body and show their sadness over the death after the body has been taken ashore .


A Fire Erupted At The Eastern End Of "Singimale "Reserve

A Fire has  erupted this morning (05)at  the Eastern end of "Singimale" Reserve at Hatton where the longest cave Railway Line in Sri Lanka  is being  located  according to Hatton Police.

Due to the extreme hot weather condition prevailing in the area at present ,The fire is spreading towards the main "Singimale" Reserve  it has been reported.

The main Water Tank which supplying drinking water to people in Hatton is being located near the reserve  .

Hatton Police are currently involved in dousing the fire .

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Wild Life Officers Began Treating An Injured Elephant Consumed "Hakkapatas "After They Have Reported As Worshipping Devalaya of Nearby Temple

Wild Life officers at Galkiragama Wild
Life office have begun treating a baby Elephant who had been injured believes to be due to consuming "Hakkapatas" explosive device after recovering them whilst staying on a mountain near the Sudarshanarama Raja Maha Temple at Elagamuwa Kekirawa.

The Injured Elephant is staying with another big Wild Elephant who is protecting the injured one .

The Two Elephant had been recovered after the Chief incumbent of the Raja Maha Temple Thammanagama Buddharakkitha Thero Has  informed the Wild Life officers that the Two Elephants had arrived at the Temple in midnight few days ago and went around the Bodhiya there for three times and rang  the bell nearby "Bahirawa"Devalaya of the Temple and ran to the jungle .The Big Elephant who arrived at the Temple with the injured Elephant believes to be visited to take blessings to the injured Elephant from the Temple .

The Big Elephant had rang the Bell at the Devalaya three times and broken it according to Buddharakkitha Thero who had witnessed the incident. Then the two Elephants silently look at Devalaya for few minutes and ran to the jungle the Thero Has stated.

Two Elephants did not harm any object of the Temple the thero has stressed.

After informing the incident Galkiragama Wild Life officers had launched a search mission and recovered the Two Elephants whilst staying  on a Rock mountain near the Temple .