Seven Persons Were Injured And A Wild Elephant Was Killed Due To A Car-Wild Elephant Collison

Seven Persons including two children were injured and hospitalized after the Car they were traveling in colliding with a Wild Elephant who was crossing the Habarana-Trincomalee main road last night(11).

The Wild Elephant was killed due to the accident it has been reported.

The injured including a Doctor and staff members of the Trincomalee Hospital were admitted to the Dambulla Base Hospital for treatment.

A 53 Year Old Person Has Died After Fallen Down From A Lorry

A 53 year old person who got involved in a brawl with another person had fallen down from a Lorry and died yesterday(11)in Mallkawa ,Bulathsinghala area.
 
 The critically injured person had succumbed to his injuries after admission to the Cololmbo National Hospital.The incident occurred when the deceased attempted to assault the other person by hanging in the Lorry it has been reported.

Sri Lanka Navy Recovered 9.3 Kilo Grammes Of Heroin Floating On The Sea

Sri Lanka Navy have recovered a parcel contains 9.3 Kilo Grammes of Heroin floating on the sea area around 08 nauticl miles to Kankasanthurai Port.

A group of Navy personal in a Coastal Guard ship had seen a parcel floating on the sea and after collecting it and checked it has been revealed that the Parcel contains Heroin.

The estimated value of the haul of Heroin recovered is more than Rs.9 billion according to the reports.

A 26 Year Old Youth Had Drowned In Sea Coastal Area Of Mirijjawila

A 26 year old youth has drowned yesterday(11) while bathing in sea coastal area in Mirijjawila,Hambanthota(Southern Province) .

As per an information received ,Hambanthota Police have launched a rescue operation in search of the drowned youth and recovered his body today(12) according to the Police.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Heeloya,Bandarawela area.

Parasites Could Be Lurking In Your Sushi, Doctors Warn

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/11/health/sushi-parasite-anisakiasis-study/index.html

"GYPSY ENCAMPMENT"(1912) A POPULAR ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR AMERICAN ARTIST JOHN SINGER SARGENT(1856-1925)

Air India To Launch Direct Flights From Colombo To Varanasi-Indian P.M Modi

India's National Carrier "Air India" is due to launch direct flights from Colombo to Varanasi(Baranasa),India from this August according to the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Sigh Modi.

Through this   Sri Lankan Devotees will be able to travel Varanasi from Colombo directly the Indian Premier has stated while addressing the International Vesak Day Celebrations held in BMICH ,Cololmbo this morning(12).

Varanasi is rated as the holiest of the seven sacred cities of India on Hinduism and Jainism .