RUSSIA BANNED FOR FOUR YEARS IN ALL MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS

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1448 KG Of Beedi Leaves Recovered In North

Sri Lanka Navy have recovered 1448

Kilo grammes of Beedi leaves wrapped in 29 parcels near the sea coast area at Pesalai ,Mannar today (09).

Due to the raids carried out by the Navy someone or persons had left the Beedi leave parcels at the sea coast Navy believes .

FIVE DEAD AND EIGHT MISSING DUE TO THE NEW ZEALAND VOLCANO ERUPTION.

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Water Fare Will Be Increased -State Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara

Water fare will be increased in a near

future according to the State Minister of Water Drainage Facilities Vasudeva Nananayakkara.

However there will be no fare increase for the first 15 units he has stressed .There's a need to.increase the water fare as the previous good governance government didnt increase the water fsre during last four years State Minister has stated .

Swiss Female Visa Officer Who Alleged As Abducted Had Given Another Statement To CID

The female visa officer Garnia

Bannister Francis attached to the Switzerland Embassy in Colombo who is  alleged as abducted by a group of persons on 25 th of November ,Had appered before the Criminal Investigations Departmemt (CID)for the second day today (09) and given  a statement to the CID Officers over the imcident .

CID officers had today informed the Colombo Chief  Magistrate  Lanka Jayaratne that they have recorded a 09 hour long statememt from the female visa officer .

Meanwhile Colombo Chief Magistrate has today extended the foreign travel ban imposed over the Visa officer until today (09) to 12 th of December .

Chief Magistrate has also.ordered the CID To get a medical examination report from a judicial medical Officer regarding her health status .The visa officer has refused to face a medical examination conducted  by a male Medical officer yesterday it has been re ealed. .

Therefore Magistrate has ordered CID to provide the service of a female medical officer to the Visa officer francis  .

Meanwhile local journalists had rushed to the house of the Swiss visa officer Garnia Francis today in colombo as a media briefing was scheduled to be held there.However the house was locked and the officer had not appeared the media briefing as announced it has been revealed .

Thirty Two Secretariea Had Been Appointed To Thirty Two State Ministries

Thirty two new secretaries had been

appointed to the Thirty two State Ministries by the Presidential secretary P.B Jayasundare today (09) ar a function held in President's office.

These secretaries had been appointed in addition to  The secretaries appointed to the Cabinet Ministries .