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Saturday, January 12, 2019

MP Wimal Weerawansha Has Been Requested To Pay Rs.10 Million Compansation To JVP Publicity Secretary Tilvin Silva

Colombo Commercial High Court has

yesterday (11) ordered the leader of the National Freedom Front MP Wimal Weerawansha to pay Rs.10 million as a compansation to publicity Secretary of Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP ) Tilvin Silva over violating an intellectual property rights of JVP through a book published by MP Weerawansha titled "Naththa wenuwata Aththa"(Truth instead of False).

Commercial High Court Judge Ruwan Fernando has also banned the publication of the book .

JVP Publicity Secretary Tilvin Silva has filed a case against MP Wimal Weerawansha s book at Commercial High Court by saying the Boom has clearly violated the Intellectual properties of JVP.

A Person Was Sentenced To Death At Hambanthota High Court Over Killing A Person And Injuring Another 32 Years Ago

Hambanthota High Court Judge Thamara Tennakoon has yesterday (11) sentenced a 69 year

old person to death over shot and killing a person and injuring another 32 years ago on 02nd of March 1987 at Weerawila in Tissamaharamaya (Southern Province).

The accused Shiekh Merzuk residing in Weerawila area has found guilty over two charges including shot and killing one of his relative sons and injuring another relative son as a result of an argument occurred among them over stealing cattle .

Due to the gun shooting incident one of the relative sons of the accused resided in Weerawila area had been killed and his younger brother had been injured.

Police have then arrested the accused and after producing him before court .Attorney General has filed a court case against him at Hambanthota High Court..

Hambanthota High Court Judge has sentenced the accused to death over killing a person and sentenced five year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a Rs.5000 fine over injuring another person .

Foreign-Paris 'Gas Explosion' Kills Two Firefighters In City Centre

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46849633

More Than 20 Acres Of Land At An Estate In Hatton Had Been Destroyed Due To A Fire

More Than 20 acres of Land attached to an Estate at Hatton area had been destroyed due to a

sudden fire erupted there this noon (12) it has been reported.

Due to the dry weather and strong winds prevailing in the central hill areas at present the fire is spreading rapidly and Estate workers are engaged in dousing the fire .

Authorities believes a group of persons might have lit the fire in aim of hunting wild animals in the area.

Police have requested public to provide information on those who are lighting fires to reserve these days in view to protect them .