Nearly 500 Coconut Plants Had Been Destroyed Due To A Fire At A Coconut Land

Nearly 500 Coconut plants Had been

destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted at a Coconut land at Alabadagama ,Pannala  today (14).

As the fire spreads throughout the land the coconut plants had destroyed severely it has been reported.

Officials of Pannala Pradishiya Sabah and Pannala Provincial Secretariet had doused the fire with assistance of residents of the area by using water Bausers.

The cause of the fire has  not yet been revealed.

Five Persons Have Been Admitted To Horana Hospital With Breathing Difficulties Due To A Gas Leak

Five Persons attached to a Rubber

Factory at Wagawatte,Horana had been admitted to the Horana Base Hospital with breathing difficulties due to a Gas Leak occurred at a Lorry transported  Ammonia Gas Cylinders to the factory  today (14).

The condition of two Persons who were hospitalized  is serious it has been revealed.

The Gas Leak occurred when attempting to remove seventeen Ammonia Gas Cylinders out of the Lorry it has been revealed .

Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe Has Been Appointed As Presidents Representative To The Constitutional Council

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Minister of Ports Mahinda Samarasinghe as his representative to the Constitutional Council .President has informed on this appointment to the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya through a letter according to Presidents Office .

Up to now Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka  represented the Constitutional Council behalf of President and his official term has ended on 05 th of September .As a result president has made this new appointment.

The Constitutional Council  is comprised of ten members.

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Eight Prison Inmates At Anuradhapura Prison Begun A Fast

Around eight LTTE suspects remanded

at Anuradhapura Prison had begun a continuous fast since this morning (14) demanding the authorities to file court cases against them if there are any charges.

Altogether around Ten LTTE Suspects are under detention orders at  Anuradhapura Prison at present .

CID Has Filed A Court Case Against Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake

Criminal Investigations Department

(CID) has today (14)filed a court case  Colombo Chief Magistrate Court against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake over providing false evidence before the Central Bank Bonds Commission .

When the case was taken up for hearing today before the Colombo Chief Magistrate Ranga Dassanayake ,Senior Government Advocate Lakmini Girihagama has informed the court that the former Minister Karunanayake has provided false evidence before the bonds Commission.

The court has ordered the CID to produce a report to the court  over the allegations levelled against former Minister on 28 th of September .