Navy Arresterd Two Persons While Attempting To Smuggle Five Kilo Grammes Of Gold To India

Sri Lanka Navy Personal have today (07) arrested  two persons while attempting to smuggle around five kilo grammes of Gold to India through a Dinghy Fishing Boat at the seas off West Thalaimannar(In Northern Province).

The two suspects are  identified as residents of Silawathura and Mannar areas and they have attempted to smuggle the gold to India by disguising them as fishermen it has been reported,.

Navy are due to hand over the suspects and the stock of Gold  to Customs Officers in Jaffna for further investigations.

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Disabled Soldiers Ended Up Their Protest After Government Assured A Pension Scheme For Them

After the Presidential Secretariat Officials have informed the Government's decision to provide a pension for the disabled tri forces and police personal with less than 12 year of  service from next February a group of protesting disabled forces personal had ended their one week long protest campaign today(07).

Earlier Police have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse a protesting disabled forces personal who attempted to enter presidential secretariat in Colombo by breaking barricades on the road.However later the officials of the secretariat had allowed few of the protestors to enter the premises and held talks with them.

Police Have Arrested 72 Kilos Of Kerala Cannabis From Dharmapuram

The Dharmapuram Police in Jaffna had arrested 72 kilos of Kerala Cannabis which brought from India  at Chundikulam Coastal Belt in Dharmapuram ,Kilinochchi(In Northern Province) today(07).

During a raid carried out by the Police a suspect has fled away from a Motor Bicycle and when the Police Officers followed him he left the parcel which contain Kerala Cannabis the Police have stated.

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Ministry Of Health To Gazette A Plain Cigarette Pack Soon

Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine to issue a gazette notification soon on introducing a Plain white  Cigarette Packet  without any printed details except the brand name of the Cigarette on it's surface  the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has stated today(07).

This Plain Cigarette Packet which is similar to the one introduced by Australia recently will contain the health pictorial warnings covering 80% of the Cigarette Pack surface although there are no other details printed on  the pack except the brand name Dr.Mahipala has stated.

The Plain Cigarette Packet will be introduced under the guidance of two  World Health Organization Advisers  he has stressed.

Ministry Of Health has decided to introduce this plain Cigarette Pack to achieve the target on creating a smoking free nation and to minimize the 20,000 deaths reported from the country annually due to smoking related disorders Director General of Health Services has said while addressing a media briefing held at the Ministry Of Health today.