Four Month Old Infant Girl Died Due To Cut Injuries Received From Her Mother-Police

A four month old infant girl has died this morning g (06) after being admitted

to the Matale General Hospital following an assault by  her mother it has been reported.

The infant girl was hospitalized by a female neighbour in Kandagolla ,Matale (Central  Province)this morning in critical condition with cut injuries  on her body .However she had succumbed to her Injuries at the time of the admission .

Heavy Traffic Reported In Low Level Road In Meethotamulla And Colombo-Awissawella Road Due To A Protest

A heavy traffic is being reported from the low level road in Meethotamulla

 and Colombo -Awisssawel la road since this morning (06) due to a public protest in Meethotamulla area opposing the  dumping of garbage collected from Colombo to Meethotamulla Garbage Dumping site .

Due to the protest led by Kolonnawa UNP MP marikkar a section of the Colombo-Awissawella road UpTo Meethotamulla area has been closed for traffic since this morning.

Police have advised public to use an alternative routes for travelling .

MP Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero also participated in the protest attended by a large crowd in the area.

Imprisoned MP Wimal Weeeawansha Has Been Further Remanded

Joint opposition MP and the leader of the National Freedom Front Wimal

 Weeeawansha who is in remand over misusing of state owned vehicles ,has been further remanded until 20 th of of March by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today(06).

After being produced before the Magistrate Court this morning ,MP Weerawanaha has made a one and half hour long statement in the court without the assistance of a lawyer regarding his arrest  it has been reported.

The MP had accused the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID)for arresting him by violating the regulations of public property act.

Polluted Environments killed 1.7 Million Children Each Year -WHO Says

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Navy Arrested 24 Indian Fishermen With 4 Boats In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy personal yesterday(05)

 Arrested 24 Indian fishermen while

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  illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters .

Accordingly 15 Indian Fishermen were arrested while fishing between Kachchathivu and Thalaimannar and handed them over to the Thalaammar assistant director of fisheries for future course of action and 9 Indian Fishermen were arrested while fishing ibbNadunathivi area and handed over them to fisheries officials in Kankasanthurai Fisheries officials .

Navy had also taken into the custody the four boats the Indian  fishermen were in.

OIC Of The Community Police Unit In Maradana Police Committed Suicide

The Officer in Charge (OIC) Of the comunity police unit

attached to the Maradana (Colombo )Police Station had committed suicide today (05) by hanging himself in his rest room .

The cause for the suicide has not yet been revealed and the body of the deceased due to be sent to the Colombo National Hospital for the Post Mortem.