Seven persons including a female had been arrested by the Kadawatha Police over keeping pieces of rocks with archeological value in their possession at Suriyapaluwa area in Kadawatha ..
Police have also taken into custody the Bronze frame which contained the pieces of rocks it has been revealed .The suspects are of the ages 20-54 residing in Kadawatha ,Ragama,Imaduwa a nd Radagahamuna areas the Police had ststed.
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A 28 year old Matron attached to a Child Protection Centre In Kalmunai area (Eastern Province ) has been remanded until today (04) by the Batticaloa Magistrate Court over the death of a 17 year old boy at the center.
The suspect who is a resident of Uppuveli area in Trincomalee District was arrested over the death of the boy who was beaten to death by the Matron it has been reported.The deceased was sent to the Child Protection Center by the court over a robbery.
The Tourism Development Authority has introduced a Tourism Data System for the Tourists visiting the Island according to the chairman of the Authority Priyantha Fernando
Through this Data base an updated details of tourists can be obtained the Tourism Authority had stated.
Around 181 Medical Students attached to the Faculty of Medicine in Ragama who were reported as missing during the hike in the Hanthana Mountain range ( South West Of Kandy) had been rescued by Armed forces.
The group of students were climbing the 3800 feet high Mountain which have four routes when they lost their way and stopped connunication with others it has been reported.
Arny and Police had rescued the group.of Medical students who lost their way due to a havy fog prevailed in the area during the six hour long rescue operation .The rescued students were brought back in two batches and four students including two females and two males were admitted to the Kandy General Hospital after complaining that they were not feeling well it has been reported.
A person was killed and two others were critically injured and hospitalized afer the Concrete mixture truck they were travelling in toppled over the 100 feet deep precipice at dibulana area on Welimada-Masapanna road last evening (02) according to the Uva-Paranagama police.
Accordingly the driver of the truck was killed and two others were critically injured and admitted to the Badulla Teaching and Welimada hospitals for treatment .
The deceased was 46 year old resident of Bibila area it has been reported.Uva-Paranagama Police are conducting an investigations on the incident.
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
