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Three Persons Arrested Over Attempting To Take Rs.30 Million Ransom.From.A Buddhist Monk

Dambulla Police have arrested three

Persons who had made death threats to Chief incumbent of the Dambulla Raja Maha Viharaya (Temple)Venerable Ambagaswewa Rahula Thero and attempting to take a Rs.30 million ransom from him forcibly at Dambulla area .

The three suspects who are of the ages 15,34 and 25 years had contacted the Chief Incumbent Thero on 20th of May and  requested the ransom it has been revealed.

Accordamce to the complaint made by the Thero ,Dambulla police have arrested the three suspects along with 03 mobile phones in their possession .Dambulla police are conducting an investigations over the incident.

A Person Was Arrested With 11 Grammes Of Narcotics in Possession

Ambalanthota Police have today

(09)arrested a 25 year old leading drug smuggler at Rotawala in Ambalanthota area with 11 Grammes of narcotics in his possession

The suspect who is a resident of Rotawala area had been arrested accordance to an information received by Police Intelligence Unit it has been revealed .

The estimated value of the haul of narcotics taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.1.2 million .

A Suitable Person To Be Appointed As The Head Of State Intelligence Unit -Defense Secretary

A suitable person will be appointed

soon  for  the post of head of State Intelligence Unit vacated following the resignation of former Head of the unit Deputy Inspector General Of Police  (DIG) Sisira Mendis according to Defense Secretary General Shantha Kottegoda.

A suitable name for the above post will be selected  and send it quickly to the president Maithripala Sirisena  for the approval he has stressed.

DIG SisIra Mendis had resigned from the post of head of the State Intelligence Unit yesterday (08) citing health problems .

President had also requested him to resign from his post it has been revealed. However few weeks days ago President has revealed at a meeting held with Senior Police Officers that he had removed the DIG Mendis from the post .

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Premier ModI Holds Bo Lateral Talks With Sri Lankan Premier And President

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI hold Bilateral talks with Sri Lankan Prime Minister  to widen and strengthen economic ties between two countries in the car whilst on the way to President's office from Katunayake Airport this morning(09) .

The two leaders had also discussed the Joint actions can be taken to combat global Terrorism .

Meanwhile during the discussions held between Prime Minister ModI  and President Maithripala Sirisena at President's office this noon the two leaders had expressed the need to strengthen  ties in Economic ,Trade and  Tourism sectors between the two countries .

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI Arrived In Sri Lanka For A Short Visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh ModI had arrived in Sri Lanka this morning  (09)for a four hour short state visit and left to India this evening after holding  bilateral talks with Sri Lankan leaders .He has arrived in Sri Lanka on his way to India after visiting Maldives.

Premier ModI was welcomed on his arrival at the Katunayake ,International Airport by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and government officials .He was later went to President's office in Colombo Fort and on the way hold bi lateral talks  with Sri Lankan  Premier Ranil Wikramasinghe in the car it has been revealed .

On his way to the President's office to meet President Maithripala SIRISENA Indian Prime Minister Had unexpectedly visited the Saint Anthony's Church in Kochchikade to see the activities there after the Easter Sunday attacks .He was accompanied their by Sri Lankan Premier Wikramasinghe and Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.

After spending some time there Premier ModI visited President Sirisena at President's office where he was received a red carpet welcome .Later the two  leaders held bilateral lateral talks .

He had also held a short discussion with Tamil National Alliance Leader R.Sambandhan and MP's of the alliance at Indian High Commission this evening  and promised that India will assist to find a political solution for the Ethnic conflict in North and East .