A Nine and half hour long water cut is scheduled to be implemented today (26)in seven areas of Gampaha District (Western Province )from 8.30 a.m to 6 p.m ) according to the National Water supply and drainage board.
Accordingly this water cut will be implemented in seven areas of Gampaha district including Wathpitiwala ,Maimbula,Ranpokunugama Housing scheme and Attanagalla areas due to an urgent repair work of a pipeline the Water Board had announced.
A 21 year old female was killed and nine others including three children were injured and hospitalized due to an attack made by a masked group at a house at Thonikkal area in Vavuniya (Northern province)during a birthday pary held last Saturday according to the Police .
The mob had set fire to the house and the fire brigade at the Fire services department of the Vavuniya Municipal council and the residents of the area had doused the fire it has been revealed.The reason behind the incident has not yet been revealed.
Several train journeys had been cancelled since yesterday (23) due to the Islandwide strike action launched by tbe Engine drivers according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department .
The Engine drivers had launched this strike against their scheduled time table and more office trains and mail trains are being expected to be cancelled today (24 ) as well the Department had stated.
A 47 year old entrepreneur had died after falling from a fifth floor of a building at Rosmeed place in Colombo -07 yesterday (23) according to the Cinamon garden police.
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The deceased had succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Colombo National Hospital.Police had suspected that the deceased may have committted suicide as he is taking medicine for a prolonged ailment at the time of his death.Cinnamon Garden Police are coconducting an investigation on the incident .
Two former LTTE members including an accused sentenced by the Colombo High court for a 200 year imprisonment over involving in Central Bank bomb explosion in Colombo fort which killed 91 persons ,were released under Presidential pardon it has been reported.
Accordingly 69 year old former LTTE member Sellaia Nawarsthnam who was sentenced for 200 year impisonment and 56 year old S.Shanmugaraja who was sentenced life time imprisonment over transporting goods for LTTE were released on 18 th of July due to their good behaviour the Prisons Department had stated.
