Deputy Transport Minister Given 24 Hours To The Striking Train Workers To Report To Work

Those striking Train workers who do not reported to

work within next 24 hours will loose their jobs as the Train service declared as an essential service according to the Deputy Transport Minister Ashok Abeysinghe.

President Maithripala Sirisena had been declared the Train service as an essential service since last morning (09) through a special Gazette Notification.

The Train Drivers,Station Masters and Train Guards are on strike since last Wednesday (06)demanding solutions for their service demands .The Railway Unions have stated that they will continue the strike until their demands are met.

Meanwhile due to the Train strike hundrads of Long distance train services have been cancelled today as well.

Wild Life Officers Had Recovered The Body Of The Missing Tusker "Thani Dalaya"

Wild Life officers had yesterday (09)recovered the

body of the disappeared tusker of Puttalam District "Thani Dalaya" (One Tusk)which had been shot and killed.

The deceased tusker was assasinated while roaming in Sellankandal forest reserve in Puttalam District according to the reports.

Wild Life officers had found gun shot injuries in the body of the 30 year old deceased Tusker.The Tusker was born with one Tusk and 9 feet high according to officials.

HEALTH TIP

Slimming Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk By Upto One Third,Research Finds

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Two Pedestrians Were Killed Due To A Collision With A Jeep

Two pedestrians were killed after colliding with a Jeep

at  the 08tn post of Kaduwela-Battaramulla road.

The critically injured pedestrians of the ages 24 and 34 years had succumbed to their injuries on admission to the Accident ward of the Colombo National Hospital.

The accident was occurred while the pedestrians were walking in along the road it has been revealed.

The decased were residents of Colombo -12 and Police had arrested the Jeep driver who driven the Jeep regarding the accident.

The Jeep driver was under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident it has been reported.

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A Cyclist Was Critically Injured Due To A Bicycle-Car Collision

A cyclist was critically injured and hospitalized after

the Bicycle he was paddling colliding with a high speed Motor Car in front of the Vavuniya Airforce  Base this morning (09).

The injured Cyclist was admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital.

Vavuniya Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.