Dry Weather Affects Nine Districts In The Country -Met Department

The prevailing dry weather affects nearly fifty thousand people in Nine districts of the country up to now  according to the Department Of Meteorology. Accordingly,Hambanthota,Mannar,Trincomalee,Kandy,Badulla,Anuradhapura,Monaragala and Gampaha Districts affected due to the dry weather .Jaffna has been identified as the District which the highest number of persons affected by the drought .

Many complaints have been received from several districts in the island regarding lack of drinking water  by the Disaster Management Center it has been revealed.

Meanwhile the Meteorology Department has stated that rain will be experienced   within next few days in most parts of the country .

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Court Imposed A Oversees Travel Ban On Former Avant Garde Chairman And Another Regarding A Bribery Case

The Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Bandara has today(16) imposed an oversees travel ban on former Chairman of Avant Garde Company Nissanka Senadhipathi  and retired Major General Palitha Fernando for offering and accepting a bribe of Rs.35.5 million respectively.

Colombo Chief Magistrate  has also ordered the suspects t o surrender their Passports to the courts.

When the case filed against the suspects on bribery was  taken up for hearing today(16) the case was postponed until 03rd of April.By delivering the verdict the Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered the Bribery Commission to file revised charged against suspects before the next herring date

Two Persons Critically Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Road Accident

Two persons were critically injured and hospitalized last night(15) following a Car they were traveling in crashed into a temporary trade stall at Nugagala Junction in Bandaragama(Western Province.

The two injured were admitted to the Nagoda Base Hospital for treatment it has been reported.

Police Have Arrested A Person With 13 Grammes Of Heroin

Police have arrested a 43 year old person  today(16) with 13 Grammes and 599 Mili Grammes of Heroin in his possession near Kelanithissa Power Plant in Colombo.

The Police Officers attached to the Anti Fraud Unit of Western Province have arrested the suspect and conducting further investigations on the incident.

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