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Saturday, June 9, 2018

Two persons have been arrested along

with around 6700 Kilo Grammes of White sandlewood parts stored more than 170 fertilizer bags and hidden in alabadagama ,Pannala area by the Pannala Police.

The stock of white sandlewood parts waa stored secretly to send abroad illegally it has been revealed.

The two suspects who are residents of Pannala are due to be produced before the Kuliyapitiya Magistrate Court.

Twenty Four Youth Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Brawl

Twenty four youths have been injured

and hospitalized due to a brawl incident occurred among two groups of youth at the Nediyakadu stadium in Valvitithurai,Jaffna last evening(10).

Out of the injured persons 21 were admitted to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital and 03 were admitted to the Point of Pedro hospital.

The incident occurred due to a heated argument erupted among two youth groups who were involved in sports activities in two stadium developed to a brawl it has been reported.

Police are currently investigating on to arrest those who are responsible for assaulting the injured.

Power Supply Cut Off In Eight Areas Since Last Night(10)

A major power failure has been experienced in eight areas in few districts since last night due to the breaking down of two 132 Kilo Watt power extension lines from Lakshapana power grid to Balangoda it has been reported.

Due to the power failure consumers in Galle,Hambanthota,Matara,Ratnapura,Balangoda,Deniyaya ,Embilipitiya and Ambalangoda comprising of one fourth of the total electricity consumers in Sri Lanka have been affected according to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy.

Authorities are currently working on to restore the Power supply in these areas and it will take few hours to restore the normal power supply the Ministry has stated.