More Than 100 Die Due To A Plane Crash In Havana,Cuba

GOLDEN MELODIES

Sixty Six Families Have Been Evacuated From Their Houses In Badulle Due To Landslide Threats

Sixty six families in four  areas in the

Badulla District have been evacuated  from their houses temporarily and moved to their relatives  houses due to landslide threat it has been reported.

Accordingly families in Passara ,Ridimaliiyadda,Ella and Uva paranagama areas have been evacuated from  tbeir houses.

Meanwhile the Disaster Mamagement Center had requested the public to refrain from bathing in waterfalls and rivers these days due to the rising water levels of them .

Nineth National WAR Heroes Commemorative To be Held Tomorrow(19)

The nineth  National War Heroes Commemoration ceremony to commemorate the liberating of Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces from the hands of LTTE Terrorists after three decade of war, scheduled to be held at  the Parliamentary Grounds in Battaramulla tomorrow (19) at 4 p.m under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena .

The Ninteh Anniversary of the liberating Sri Lanka from the hands of LTTE Terrorists is fallen today(18).To mark this event several commemoration events were held in various parts of the Country today.

The Armed forces had conducted a special commemorative  event in Kilinochchi area today.

COMMEMORATING THE DAY SRI LANKAN FORCES LIBERATED OUR MOTHERLAND FROM THE LTTE TERRORISTS

A Special CID Team Had Questioned The Speaker Karu Jayasuriya On The Abduction Of Former "Nation "Journalist Keith Noyar

A special team of Criminal

Investigations Department (CID) officers had today (18) visited the Official residence of the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and recorded a statement from him over the abduction and assault of former Journalist of the Nation paper Keith Noyar in 2008.

The CID Team had questioned the speaker Jayasuriya on how he found out the details of abducting Journalist Noyar as the he was the first person  who had informed the incident as the Minister Of Public Administration  to the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe during the previous regime.

Speaker had given tthe CID today to record the statement regarding the abduction of Keith Noyar as per the request made by the CID.

Many Water Falls In Central Hill Areas Are Being Activated Due To The Increased Water Levels

Many waterfalls in the Central Hill areas are being activated these days due to the  increased   water levels of these falls as a result of  the heavy showers prevailing in the hill areas.

Accordingly 97 meter high Devon water falls located in near pathana area of the Nawalapitiya-Hatton main road ,The 30 meter high Kadiyanlena water falls in Kadiyanlena, at Nawalapitiya-Thalawakale road and Kirindi Falls  in Bandarawela are being activated as a result of the increased water levels.

Water levels of the Ravana,Dunhinda and Diyaluma water falls and Badulu Oya (River) too have been increased at present.