EMANTHI-NEWSBLOG

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Attorney General Has Filed An Indictment Against Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero For Keeping A Baby Elephant Illegally

The Attorney General has filed an indictment against venerable Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero for keeping a two and half year old baby elephant without a valid permit.

The Venerable Uduwe Thero was recently arrested by Criminal Investigations Department (CID)and remanded over keeping a baby elephant illegally in his possession at his temple , Alan Mathiniyaramaya in Colombo and was later released on bail by Colombo Magistrate Court.

However the Thero has denied an allegations leveled against him regarding keeping a baby elephant illegally in his possession and stated that the baby elephant was abandoned at the temple during a pageant held in 2014 and all he has done was maintaining the elephant afterwards.

Disaster Management Center Issued A Warning To The Public In Imbulpe And Balangoda On Natural Disasters

The Disaster Management Center has issued a warning to the public in Imbulpe and Balangoda(In Ratnapura District) Divisional Secretariats on possible Landslides and Cut Slope Failures if the prevailing heavy showers further continue.

The Department has also warned public to be more careful on lightening threats as heavy rains expected in most areas in the island during evenings.

According to the Meteorologists the rainy weather currently prevailing in is expected to grow further due to a low level atmospheric disturbances in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.

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A Committee Had Appointed To Probe The Death Of Late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

A Four Member Committee had appointed today(11) on the directive of Colombo Chief Magistrate to investigate the cause of late venerable maduluwawe sobitha thero's death .

The committee is chaired by the director of Colombo National Hospital Dr.Anil Jasinghe and Dr.Ajith Thennakoon,Dr.Nimalee Fernando ,Dr.Iresh Wijemanna and Dr.Kumudunee Ranathunge are other members of the committee.