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GOLDEN MELODIES

SPC PAID THREE MONTH BONUS TO ALL IT'S EMPLOYEES DUE TO INCOME INCREASE

The management of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation(SPC) has paid three month bonus for all 1050 SPC Employees for the Sinhala and Hindu New Year first time since 2006 according to the chairman of SPC Dr.M.H.M Rumi.

The special three month bonus has been paid as a result of 130 percent increase of the SPC's income this year dr.Rumi has stressed.The three month bonus will be paid when the income is increasing from 125 percent.

Around Rs.150 million has been utilised to pay the bonus with the approval of SPC Management according to SPC.

A Sister And Her Brother Were Killed -Their Father Injured Due To Three Wheeler-Van Collision

A 20 year old female and her young

brother had been killed and their father had been critically injured after the Three wheeler they were travelling in colliding with a Van at Kandalama in Dambulla this morning (16).

The injured father had been admitted to the Kandalama Hospital for treatment.The mother of the deceased children who was also travelling in the Three Wheeler had escaped unhurt according to Dambulla police.

Police have arrested the van driver and taken  van into  custody over the incident.

An "Ice Rain " Had Fallen With Heavy Showers In Many Areas Of Jaffna

An "Ice Rain " along with heavy showers had fallen in several areas of Jaffna District today (16) ending several months of Drought faced by the District .

Accordingly an "Ice Rain " along with heavy showers had been experienced in several areas of Jaffna District including Neerveli area .

The Department of Meteorology has issued warnings to the public on lightning along with heavy showers in coming days as well Public should be vigilant on this the Department has stated .

Three Members Of A Same Family Have Died Due To Lightning

A male and two females have died as  lightning struck them near a Tobacco cultivation at  area in Uduwil,Jaffan (Northern Province)this noon (16).

The incident occurred when the  three deceased had gone inside a shelter near a coconut tree in the area to protect from the heavy showers fallen at that time it has been revealed.The lightning had struck the shelter where they had entered according to reports.

The deceased had been identified as 38 ,48 and 52 year old brother and two sisters of a same family.Their bodies had been sent to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital for the post mortem .