Police special Task Force personal in Jaffna district (Northern Province )have arrested two persons who had been involved in Drug smuggling targeting school children at Chunnagam-Mailankadu area yesterday (23).
The two suspects are of the ages 25 and 44 years .Chunnagam Police are investigating over the incident .
Government has lifted the import restrictions imposed on several goods government sources have stated .,Accordingly import restrictions imposed on several items including colognes /scents/tiles /Suit cases /Covers / Air conditioners/Fridges /Washing machines and Spectacles had been removed. 
Government has issued a Gazette notification regarding the removal of these restrictions .
මෙලොව බොහෝ දෙනෙකු තුළ දක්නට නොමැති වගා කර නොගත් මිල කළ නොහැකි සෙනහස නම් දරුවාට අසීමිත ආදරයක් .හා රැකවරණයක් ලබා දෙන මාතෘ සෙනෙහසයි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
The current delay of issuing Kerosene Oil in the country will be sorted out within next three days according to the President's Media Division .
Around 74 Bowsers of Kerosene oil had been distributed among fisheries community today (23)The Division has stated.
The Corporative WholesLe Establishmemt (CWE) has decided to reduce the prices of four essentials with effect from tomorrow(24)it has been announced.
Accordingly prices of White sugar,Garlic,Wheat flour and Big anions had been reduced with effect from tomorrow CWE has stated.
The new prices of a Kilo gramme of White sugar,Wheat flour ,Garlic and Big anions had been decreased to Rs.229,Rs.265,Rs.495 and Rs.255 respectively .
The second reading of the Annual Budget proposals -2923 has been passed in the Parliament yesterday (22) by majority of 37 votes .Accordingly 121 had voted in favor of the Budget proposals and 84 voted against it .
One MP was absent at the time of the vote .The debate of the Appropriation Bill is scheduled to be held from 23rd of November to 08th of December and the voting will be held on 09th of December accordance to the Parliament sources,
