THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Department Of Prisons To Allow Relatives Of Prisoners To Bring Meals From Houses During 13th And 14th o f April

The Department Of Prisons has decided to allow prisoners in all Prisons Island Wide to get meals from their houses during  Sinhala and Hindu New Year Festival Holidays  13th and 14th of April .

Accordingly the relatives can bring meals for prisoners from their houses from 8.30 A.M to 4.30 P.M on 13th and 14th of April the Department has announced.

However the Prisons Department has decided to inspect the food items the relatives of prisons brought back  to prisoners during the festive days it has been reported.

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Police Have Arrested Two Persons With Illegal Stock Of White Sandalwood At Grandpass

The Police have today(10) arrested two persons while illegally  transporting  450 Kilo Grammes of  chopped expensive White Sandalwood at Grandpass Area(In Colombo).

The two suspects were transporting the stock of chopped White Sandalwood through a lorry when arrests were made according to Police.

The two suspects who are residents of Negambo and Kottawa Areas due to be produced before Maligakanda Magistrate Court.

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Wild Elephants Had Destroyed Crops Due To The Power Failure Of Electric Fence In Monaragala Divisional Secretariat

A Herd of Wild Elephants had entered the certain villages of 14th Mile Post Area attached to Monaragala Divisional Secretariat and are  destroying  the crops cultivated  by villagers due to the power failure of the electric fence according to sources.

Accordingly the Wild Elephants had destroyed several crop cultivation's in the Area during last few days villagers have stated.

Although the authorities have taken steps to restore the power supply during a power failure  to the Electric Fence few months ago  ,the power failure occur again villagers have stressed.