A Chief Incumbent Of A Temple Has Complained That A Group Of People Set Fire A Roof Of His temple

The chief incumbent of the Sri Jayabodhi Temple in

Siribopura,Hambanthota (Southern Province) Barawakubuke Narada Thero has today (20) made a complaint to the Hambanthota Police Headquarters that an unidentified group of persons arrived in his temple from a Three Whealer set fire to the roof of a hall in the temple and fled away.
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As the fire was  doused before spreading it further no casualties had been reported due to the incident the Thero has stated.

Hambanthota Police are conducting an investigation on the imcident.

"LOVESICK"(DATE UNKNOWN)AN ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR SPANISH ARTIST VICENTE PALMAROLI (1834-1896)

A Ten Member Japanese Expert Team Arrived In Sri Lanka To Probe On The Collapse Of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump

A ten member Japanese Technical Expert team arrived

in Sri Lanka this evening (20) to probe on the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump visited the Garbage Dump soon after their arrival .

The Japanese Technical Expert Team has arrived in the country as per the instructions of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .The team is due to prepare a report regarding the collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump .

Police Have Used Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A Group Of Protestors In Dompe

Police have fired tear gas and water

camon to disperse s group of residents who have protested against disposing Colombo Garbage to Maligawatte in Dompe area this afternoon (20).

Colombo Garbage trucks arrived at  Dompe today  to dispose the Garbage there ,however Dompe Waste Recycling Center did not allow to dispose unseperated Garbage there it has been reported .

Meanwhile Trucks carried Colombo Garbage disposed garbage without any trouble to Karadiyana Garbage Dump in Piliyandala today  as per the order issued by  Kasbawe Court.Yesterday (19) A group of residents heavily protested against Dumping Colombo Garbage there and even sent back stound 30 garbage trucks arrived to dispose garbage.

Meethotamulle Garbage Dump To Be Removed From.The Area Within Nine Months -President

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (20)stated that the Sri Lanka Army and the Engineering Unit of the Urban Development Authority will be systematically removed the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump.from the area within next nine months .

During a meeting held with media heads in Colombo today President has stressed that the Garbage Dump will be removed in view of utilizing the Garbage to generate power ,to landfill or producing organic fertilizer without damaging the environment and any residence .

Disposing Garbage Within Local Government Body Limits Declared As An Essential.Service

President Maithripala Sirisena has

declared the collection, transportation ,,temporarily storage and disposing garbage within all local government body limits as an essential service with effect from midnight tonight(20).

A special.gazette notification has been issued in this regard with  the directions of president under the section 17 of the Public Security Act.

According to the Gazette Notification disposing garbage within the local government body limits is an essential service and anyone who is opposing this by  physically ,verbally or in writing is a punishable offence.

Those who are violating these regulations can be arrested without a warrant and sentenced a rigorous imprisonment  the Gazette Notification has stated .

A release has been issued in this regard by the Presidential Media Division .