Around 10,000 Families In Polonnaruwa District Are Facing Drinking Water Shortage

Due to the prevailing severe dry weather condition  around 10,000 families belonging to the six divisional secretariats at Polonnaruwa District  are facing severe difficulties as a result of drinking  water shortage it has been reported.

 Accordingly the residents in dimbulagala,thamankaduwa, welikanda, madirigiriya,lankapura and hingurakgoda  divisional secretariats are facing severe drinking  water shortage these days.

More than 6000 school children in above mentioned divisional secretariats too have affected due to drinking water shortage

Colombo High Court Has Sentenced 17 And 10 Year Imprisonment For Two Persons Who Sexually Abused A Little Girl

Colombo High Court has today (21) sentenced two persons accused for sexually abusing an under age girl in the year 2001, 17 and 10 years of imprisonment respectively when the case was taken up for hearing.

The High Court Judge Pathmini S.Ranawake while delivering the judgment has fined the two accused  with Rs.50,000 each and ordered them to compansate the victimized girl with Rs.50,000 each

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The Judge has released the third suspect who was also charged as responsible for the sexual abuse case

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President Maithripala Sirisena Is Due To Address The UN General Assembly In A Few Hours Time

President Maithripala Sirisena who is participating the on going 71st United Nations General Assembly meating in New York,USA is due to address the Assembly early morning tomorrow (22)Sri Lankan Time according to the reports.

This is the second time that President Sirisena is addressing the UN General Assembly after assuming office as the Sri Lankan President last year.

President along with the MP's and Media Delegation arrived in New York on last Monday .

President has attended the Bill,Hilery and Chelsea  Clinton Charity Foundation Meeting held yesterday as an invitee and held bi lateral  talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs M.J.Akbar.

An Individual Was Killed After A Private Bus Run Over Him At Pettah

An individual was killed at Pettah in Colombo this morning after  a Private Bus run over him while crossing the road near Tractor Corporation Junction it has been reported.

 The victim who was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital in critical condition had succumbed to his injuries on admission according to the sources.The identitity of the deceased not yet been revealed the sources have stated.

CID Has Informed The Court That Former Colombo JMO Transported The Missing Body Parts Of Former Rugby Player To Private Medical Collage

The missing body parts of the former Sri Lankan Rugby Player Wasim Thajudeen who was reported as murdered had been taken to the Private Medical Collage(SATIM) in Malabe(Colombo District) by the former Judicial Medical Officer in Colombo and current Vice Chancellor of the Collage Dr.Ananda Samarasekera the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) has today(21) informed the Cololmbo Additional Magistrate.

Accordingly CID has informed the Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Pieris when the murder case on Thajudeen was taken up for  haering this morning that Under the instructions of  Dr.Samarasekera the workers of the Colombo JMO(Judicial Medical Officer) Office  had transported  the missing body parts of Thajudeen from  fifteen bags to the SATIM.

The Colombo Magistrate Court has earlier rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Dr.Samarasekera seeking his release on bail.

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