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Friday, October 19, 2018

Heavy Showers Caused Damages To Several Areas In Monaragala

Due to Thunderous Heavy showers experienced in several areas of Monaragala District during last evening (19)and night ,Soil Mounds and rocks had fallen in to the Ella-Wellawaya main road from Ravana Falls it has been reported.

As a result the Transport activities of the main road had been disrupted .

Buttala City had Been submerged since last evening due to the showers and as a result of falling trees in to the lamp posts in the city ,power failure had been experienced in the area since last night according to reports.

Meanwhile a section of a bund belongs to the Yudaganawa Wewa (River)in Buttala had been broken due to the showers this morning (20).

Department of Meteorology has stated that the heavy showers will continues during the weekend in many areas of the island .

There Are Sufficient Facts To Arrest Former Chief Of Defense Staff Over Abducting 11 Youth -CID Has Informed The Court

Criminal Investigations Department

(CID)has yesterday (19)informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne that there are sufficient facts to arrest former Chief Of Defense Staff Ravindra wjeguna wardana regarding the abduction and dissaperance of 11 youth in Colombo .

The letters to recall the former Chief of Defense Staff to the CID Headquarters in Colombo Within next week are under preparation CID has stated .

This was revealed when the Case filed against the abduction of 11 youth had taken up for hearing yesterday.

Bone Parts Recovered From.A Mass Grave In Mannar To Be Sent To USA For A Carbon Test

Bone parts of around 185 persons

recovered from the Mass Grave in Mannar during the last 90 day period are scheduled to be sent to a Laboratory in Florida,USA shortly for a Carbon test to identify the time period which the bone parts belongs to it has been reported.

Mannar Magistrate Court has given approval to send the bone parts to a Laboratory in USA for a Carbon test .

The recovered Bone parts are being stored at the Mannar court complex under the supervision of Consultant Judicial Medical Officer S.Rajapakshe .

The excavations had begun at the Mass Grave located at old SATHOSA building site in Mannar after bone parts recovered from a Soil removed from the site last March.

A Unit Manager Of MahawelI Authority Has Been Arrested Whilest Accepting A Bribe

The unit Manager attached to the

Muthuwella Unit of the Sri Lanka MahawelI Authority in Welikanda has been arrested by the Bribery Commission officers recently over accepting Rs.20,000 as a bribe from a person inside his office.

The suspect was arrested whilest accepting the bribe from a person in Welikanda area to give recommendation for preparing a licence to the land owned by him belongs to MahawelI Authority it has been reported.

The suspected Manager is due to be produced before the court.