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A 19 Year Old Pillion Rider Was Killed Due To A Road Accident

A 19 year old Pillion rider was killed and the Motorcycle rider was injured and Hospitalized after the Motorcycle they were traveling in colliding with a Busd and a Motor Car at Gelioya area on Peradeniya-Gampola road.

The critically injured Motorcycle rider and the Pillion rider were admitted to the Gampola Hospital and the Pillion Rider had succumbed to his injuries after admission.

The accident occurred when the Motorcycle had collided with a Bus  driven on the same direction ,toppled over and colliding with a Motor Car it has been revealed.

Two Persons Were Arrested With A Haul Of Kerala Cannabis

The Special Police Task Force personal in Kilinochchi have arrested two persons with 10 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis in their possession at Kanakapuram area in Kilinochchi area last evening(26).

The two suspects have been arrested while preparing to transport the haul of Kerala Cannabis to Mulathivu area it has been revealed.

The suspects and the haul of Kerala Cannabis had been handed over to the Kilinochchi Police for future course of action and the suspects are due to be produced before the court.

A Couple Was Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin

The Police Officers attached to the  Anti Fraud Unit of Matale Police have arrested a couple with 6.05 Grammes of Heroin in possession at Kaludawala Road in Matale .

The haul of Heroin in possession with the Couple was hidden inside the underwear of the male and chest area of the female it has been revealed.

The Couple is due to be produced before the Court.

Don't let your children drink wine with a meal: Report says it is a myth that letting under-14s have alcohol with food prevents bingeing

Middle-class parents are risking their children’s health by allowing under-14s to have alcohol with meals, experts warn today.

Educated people and those with professional jobs are far more likely to let youngsters drink. They believe this will help prevent them binge-drinking as they grow older.

But this is a myth, says a report by researchers from University College London.

Those who drink in adolescence tend to do worse at school, are more likely to become alcoholic adults and have shorter life expectancy, evidence suggests.

Report lead author Professor Jennifer Maggs said: ‘Parents of socially advantaged children may believe that allowing children to drink will teach them responsible use or may in fact inoculate them against dangerous drinking.

‘However, there is little research to support these ideas.’

Researchers analyses data from a study that tracked 10,000 British children born in 2001.

When they were 14, the children were asked whether they had drunk alcohol and, in a separate interview, their parents were asked whether they had allowed their child to drink.

Overall, 17 per cent of parents said they had allowed their child to drink, while 50 per cent of the teenagers said they had consumed alcohol – with or without their parents’ permission.

But parents’ views differed widely according to their social, professional and educational standing.

Parents with ‘routine’ or ‘semi-routine’ jobs were 43 per cent more likely to allow their child to drink before the age of 14 than those who were unemployed.

Those who drink in adolescence tend to do worse at school, are more likely to become alcoholic adults and have shorter life expectancy, evidence suggests

Those with ‘managerial’ and ‘professional’ jobs were 66 per cent more likely and those who ran a business or were self-employed were 82 per cent more likely.

For every additional stage of education a parent had completed, from GCSE to A-level to undergraduate degree to postgraduate degree, they were 10 per cent more likely to let a child drink, says the research, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Professor Maggs said many families believe encouraging ‘responsible’ consumption at a young age will stop irresponsible drinking later – with many citing France, where alcohol laws are more liberal but there is less public drinking.

‘That is a myth,’ she said. ‘Street drinking is more of a problem in the UK than Europe, but heavy drinking at home is still a problem.’

Katherine Brown, chief executive of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, said: ‘The Chief Medical Officer recommends that an alcohol-free childhood is best, with children not drinking any alcohol before the age of 15.

‘This is important guidance because alcohol can harm children given their bodies and brains are not yet fully developed. It is worrying to see that this advice may not be getting across to parents, who are trying to do their best to teach their children about alcohol.’

Dr Richard Piper, chief executive of Alcohol Research UK, said: ‘While parents may feel that giving their children small amounts of alcohol may help them develop a healthier relationship with alcohol, evidence suggests that this is not the case.’(Daily Mail)

FROM YESTERYEAR SINHALA CINEMA:A SONG FROM "VANA MOHINI" FILM (1958)

MAIN CAST OF THE FILM-LATE HERBI SENEVIRATNE,KANTHI GUNATHUNGE,ROHINI JAYAKODY,PIYADASA GUNASEKARE,RICHERD ALBERT,VINCENT VAAS,SIRIMATHI RASADARI

THIS SONG WAS SUNG BY LATHA WALPOLA AND LATE DHARMADASA WALPOLA

Around 10%Of The Local Government Body Election Candidates Do Not Have National ID's-Elections Commission

Around 10% of the candidates who were handed over

the applications for the forthcoming Local government Election do not have a national identity card according to the chairman of the Elections Commission  Mahinda Deshapriya.

The Elections Commission is due to issue temporary Identity Cards for those candidates from 02nd of January he has stated.