A 73 Year Old Person Has Drowned And Died ,Five Others Have Been Saved While Bathing In Ambalangoda Sea Area

A 73 year old retired administrative

officer  has drowned and died and five others including two doctors their two little daughters and a relative have been drowned and saved while bathing a sea area near the Ambalangoda Rest house this noon(06).

The deceased who was a resident of Ambalangoda area and five others bathing with him had drifted away by strong sea waves and residents of the area had managed to rescue five persons including a doctor attached to Elpitiya Hospital ,His doctor wife attached to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, their two daughters of the ages two and half years and three and half years and a relative it has been revealed.

The six persons went to bath in sea after Ambalangoda Police have instructed the residents of the area not to go to sea due to rough seas .

Three Persons Were Arrested With More Than 69 Kilo Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

Three persons have been arrested

today (06)by the Anti Narcotic bureau officials in Vavuniya at peryandakulam in Omanthai,Vavuniya while attempting to transport 69.735 Kilo Grammes of Kerala Cannabis from Jaffna to Colombo .

The three suspects who are residents of Jaffna,Vavuniya and Mallavi areas had bought the stock of Kerala Cannabis from smugglers in Jaffna brought via sea route from India.

The estimated value of the stock of Kerala Cannabis taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.10 million according to officials.

The suspects are due to be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate Court.

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A New Uniform Has Been Introduced To The Family Health Officers

A new uniform has been introduced to

the Family Health officers in Sri Lanka by the Ministry of Health yesterday(05) during the commemorating ceremony of the International Family Health Day held in Polonnaruwa.

Accordingly the traditional white  frock uniform worn   by the family health officers  will be replaced with a short  sleeve Blouse and a trouser both in white color it has been announced.The circular regarding the introduction of the new uniform was issued yesterday by the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne during the ceremony held yesterday under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.

During the ceremony The Health Minister has stated that a cabinet memorandum will be submitted to get an approval to provide motorcycles to fanily health officers who have not received them previously .

Residents Prevented Cut Down Of A 200 Year Old Tree In Badulla

An  attempt made  by State Timber

Corporation officials to cut down a 200 year old tree believes to be a Mahogany variety located in front of the Badulla District Secretariat had been prevented due to the protests of residents in the area it has been reported yesterday(05).

However amidst the protests of the residents in the area the State Timber Corporation officials had chopped some branches of the old tree by stating that they were decayed.But the residents of the area have said that the branches of the tree are not decaying and are in good form.