Former CEO Of SAITM Sameera Senaratne Has Been Arrested And Remanded

The former Chief Executive

Officer(CEO) of the SAITM(Malabe Private Medical Collage)Dr.Sameera Senaratne has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)officers today(09)over an allegation levelled against him.

The suspect was later remanded until 14 th of this month by the Kaduwela Magistrate Court after being produced before the court.

Dr.Sameera senaratne is being charged that he had purposley planned the gun shooting incident occurred against him near the SAITM Institute in Malabe in February last year(2017).

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A pillion Rider Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Van Collision

A 25 year old pillion rider was killed

and a Motorcyclist was critically injured and hospitalized after the Motorcycle they were riding colliding with a Van at Kudagoda area in Midddniya-Hungama main road last night(08).

The critically injured were admitted to the Salawa Hospital where the Pilion rider had succumbed to his injuries.The injured  Motorcyclist had been transferred to the Embiipitiya Hospital for further treatment.

The van driver had fled away from the scene by leaving the Van  and Police have launched a search operation to arrest him .

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Around 60 Houses Were Damaged Due To Strong Winds In Kurunagala

Around 60 houses at Maspotha

Provincial Secretariat in Kurunagala have been damaged due to the strong winds blown away in the area this morning(09) according to sources.

Electricity supply to the houses in the area too cut off due to the winds.

Due to the winds trees had fallen in to the roads and authorities have taken steps to remove the fallen trees from the roads.

Veteran Popular Novelist Somaweera Senanayake Has Passed Away

The veteran Popular novelist ,Journalist and a Script writer Somaweera Senanayake has passed away this morning(09)while receiving treatment at a Private Hospital in Colombo at the age of 74.

The late Somaweera Senanayake  began his career as  a novelist in 1969 and written many famous novels including "Yashorawaya" which was later dubbed in to a tele drama very popular here.

Few of his famous tele drama scripts were "Yashorawaya","Kande Gedare",Du Daruwo" and "Manik Nadiya Gala Basee",.He also wrote scrpits of the films including "Aradana" and "Mihidum Sihina".

His funeral to be announced later."May he attain supreme bliss of Nibbana"