Seventeen Persons Arrested With Cocaine Yesterday (03)Had Been Remanded

Seventeen  persons including  fourteen

males and three females arrested yesterday (03)with a haul of Cocaine at a Hotel in Polhena,Matara had been remanded until 08 th of March by the Matara Magistrate Court today (04).

The Seventeen suspects had been produced before the Matara Magistrate court today (04).

Police officers attached to Anti Corruption Unit of the Matara division had arrested the suspects during a raid .
Matara Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.

DRIED PLUMS SHOW PROMISE IN EFFECTIVELY PREVENTING COLON CANCER

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AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRES DESTROYED HOUSES

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Eighteen Hour Water Cut In Three Areas Of Colombo Had Been Extended For Another 11 Hours

The 18 hour water cut implemented in

Colombo -13,Colombo -14 and Colombo-15 by the National water supplies and drainage board since 9 p.m last night(02) and scheduled to be ended at  3 p.m this evening has been extended until 2 a.m tomorrow(04)according to the Board .

Accordingly Water Board had extended the water cut from another 11 hours by putting residents of Grandpass, Modara,Mattakkuliya areas in an inconvenient position.

The watet cut was imposed to modernize a pipe line in the relevent ateas it has been announced . During the water cut Colombo fort amd pettah areas had received water with low preassure.

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A Devotee Set Himself On Fire At Kataragama Devalaya

A devotee had committed suicide near

the Vishnu Devalaya attached to Kataragama Maha Devalaya this morning (03)by setting himself on fire it has been reported.

The fire spreads towards Vishnu Devalaya as well as the devotee has entered the Devalaya after setting himself on fire.

The critically injured devotee had been admitted to Kataragama District Hospital for treatment and later transferred him to Hambanthota Hospital where he had succumbed to his injuries.

The fire spreads to Vishnu devalaya had doused later .

The deceased was a resident of Ranminitanna,Tissamaharamaya area it has been revealed.The cause behind the incident has not yet been revealed.