Finance Minister Had Sent A List Of 1800 School Leavers To Recruit To The Peoples Bank As Trainees

Minister Of Finance Managla Samaraweera had send a list of 1800 Advanced Level school leavers to recruit to the Peoples Bank as Staff assistants last May it has been revealed during the COPE (Committee On Public Enterprises )meeting held today (06) at the Parliamentary Complex.

As the Director Board of the Peoples Bank opposed to recruit 1800 school leavers to the Bank the number had been later reduced to 80 and they were recruited to the Bank as Staff Assistants for a six month period as trainees it has been stated during the meeting .

COPE Chairman MP Sunil Handunneththi has said that Peoples Bank should be prepared a suitable mechanism to recruit temporary trainees to the Bank by calling applications from suitable candidates rather then recruit someone under the influence of a Minister .It's unfair that a group had been recruited as Trainees to the Bank accordance to the Minister's list he has stressed .

A Powerful Bomb Believes To Be Dropped Targeting Terrorist Spot Recovered In A Mulathivu Forest Area

Mulliyaweli Police have today (06) recovered  250 Kilo Gramme powerful Bomb at a forest area near the Army's second Engineering Regiment Camp in Kepapilaw ,Mulathivu area .

Police have suspected that the Bomb might be dropped by a Mig Aircraft belonging to Sri Lanka Air force targeting terrorist spots during the war period .

The three and half feet long Bomb had been recovered accordance to the information provided by the residents of the area .

Mulliyaweli Police have informed the Multhivu Magistrate Court on the Bomb and the Bomb Disposal   Squad of the Sri Lanka Air force is scheduled to  be defused the Bomb soon it has been revealed .

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Fifty Five Female Tea Estate Workers Had Been Injured Due To Wasp Attacks

Fifty five Female Tea Estate Workers

attached to Two Tea Estates in Bagawanthalawa Police Division had been injured and Hospitalized due to Wasp Attacks this morning  (06).

The injured Female Workers had been admitted to the Bagawanthalawa Provincial Hospital for teatment. The Wasp Attacks occurred due to the provoking of Wasps in Wasp nests on Tea plants of the two Estates namely "Linford "  and "Carcuswall "whilst the workers were plucking tea leaves .

Thirty five Tea Estate Workers attached to Linford Tea Estate and Twenty attached to Carcuswall Estate among the injured it has been revealed.

Meanwhile Bagawanthalawa Police have informed all Tea Estate Superintendent's in the Bagawanthalawa area to remove Wasp nests in Tea Estates without destroying them.

Three Females Had Been Injured Due To A Brawl Incident Among Two Groups

Three females had been injured and

hospitalized two of them critcally due to a brawL occurred among two groups regarding  a personal dispute last night (05) at Dilliya area in Thissamaharama .

The injured had been admitted to  the   Hambanthota Base Hospital and two of the critically injured had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for further treatment it has been revealed.

 The incident occurred when a group of persons equipped with swords ,Knives and poles had entered a house and assaulted them last night.

Police have not taken any action against the two groups who had fight each other over a personal dispute although complaints were there according to residents.

THISSAMAHARAMA Police have arrested three Persons over the incident.  Dilliya area  is an area  popular for drug Smugglers and liquor traders according to reports .

As Prima And Serendib Companies Increased The Flour Price Bread Price Too Increased

Prima and Serendib Flour Companies have increased the price of a Kilo Gramme of Wheat Flour by Rs.5.50 with effective from today  (06).

Accordingly All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association has decided to increase the price of a 450 Gramme loaf of Bread by Rs.2 with effective from midnight tonight  (06)the president of the Association N, K Jayawardana has announced.

However Consumer Affairs Authority has stressed that the increasing  of Wheat Flour  and Bread prices is illegal and this has been done without getting a permission from the Authority .

Island Wide raids  will be carried out to search the traders who are selling flour for higher prices according  to reports