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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Two Drug Smugglers Have Been Sentenced To Death

Colombo High Court has today

(16)sentenced two Drug Smugglers who had been arrested and remanded over packetting Heroin at Mirihana ,Nugegoda in 2008 ,to death .

The Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi had imposed the death sentence on the two suspects who are 37 years old after found guilty on packetting 122 Grammes of Heroin .

A TRIBUTE : GOLDEN MELODIES OF LATE PROFESSOR VISHARADA AMARA RANATHUNGE

Transport Activities In Nawalapitiya-Gampola Main Road Disrupted Due To A Falling Of A Tree Branch And Power Line On To A Lorry

Transport activities of Nawalapitiya -

Gampola main road had been disrupted since this evening (16) afrer a branch of a Huge Tree and high voltage power line had fallen on to a Lorry parked near the main road it has been reported.

The incident occurred as a result of the heavy showers prevailed in Nawalapitiya area this noon.

No one was injured as a result of the incident ,However power supply to the Nawalapitiya -Warakawa area is being halted due to it.

Due to the removal of Fallen tree branch and power line ,transport activities of the Nawalapitiya road had been restricted to one lane for a one hour period this evening.

Female Consultant Physician Arrested And Remanded Over The Killing Of A Police Inspector During A Vehicle Collision Has Been Further Remanded

Nugegoda Chief Magistrate Wasantha

Kumara has today (16) further remanded the 39 year old female Consultant physician Kavinga who had been arrested and remanded over the killing of a Police Inspector when her vehicle collided with the vehicle the Police Inspector was travelling at Boralesgamuwa on 30 th of September, until 30 th of October.

However the suspected female Physician attached to Ratnapura General Hospital who is being warded in Kalubowila Teaching Hospital since her arrest although not received any injuries due to the Accident, had not appeared before the Nugegoda Magistrate Court today for the hearing of the court case against her.

She was not able to attend court hearing as she had been taken to the Medical Research Institute in Borella for a Medical examination Prisons Officers had informed the court .

Meanwhile Nugegoda Chief Magistrate has refused to grant bail to the Female Physician as the Police had objected to it .

Another Soil Mound Above Castlereigh Reservoir Is Under Landslide Threat

Another Soil Mound along with two houses located above the Castlereigh Reservoir at Newweligama ,Norwood area are being faced with a Landslide threat according to National Building Research Organization (NBRO).

Residents of the two houses under Landslide threat had been evacuated from the houses and moved to their relatives houses according to reports.

Due to this situation authorities are now working to make recomm endations to build an alternative road above the Landslide threat area after the Landslide threats are over , to facilitate transport activities there .

Reconstruction work has already begun to develop an alternative road that run across a Tea Estate above the Landslide area for the use of light vehicles.

The Hatton -Bagawanrhalawa-Balangoda-Maskeliya road which closed down temporarily due to the Landslide threat remains closed .