A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack

A 73 year old person was killed due to a

Wild Elephant attack in Usgoda, Ethimale area last evening (21 ).

The critically injured person who was attacked by a Wild Elephant on the way his house , had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Ethimale Hospital. The deceased was a resident of Mayura gama in Ethimale area according to Police.

Transport Activities Of Thalawakale-Nuwara Eliya Main Road Disrupted Due To A Fallen Tree Part

Transport activities of the Thalawakale

-Nuwara -Eliya main road are being disrupted since this morning  (22)as a result of a falling of a part of a Old banyan (Nuga)tree located near a Gana devi Kovil at Malliappuwa area of the road this morning .

Electricity in the area had been cut off as the fallen tree part damaged the power lines in the area .The banyan tree is more than 200 years old it has been revealed .

No one was injured as no one travelled on the road at the time of the incident .

Police officers attached to Lindula and Thalawakale Police stations are currently involved in removing the tree part by cutting it .

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PUBLIC HEALTH WARNINGS ISSUED AS A DUST STORM HIT AUSTRALIA

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UNP Leader And Premier Ranil Wikramasinghe Has Challanged The Minority Government To Defeat The Proposal on cutting off the Expenditure Of Prime Minister 's office

Constitutionally elected Premier Ranil

Wikramasinghe today (21)Challanged the minority government of Appointed Premier Mahinda Rajapakshe to defeat the proposal submitted by United National Front government to cut off expenditure in Prime Minister's office ,if the government has majority in Parliament.

If the new government does not have the majority they will opposing it ,he says during a meeting held at Temple Trees in Colombo.

United National Front government not only have the majority of support in Parliament also a majority of support in the country Premier Wikramasinghe has said .

Meanwhile addressing a media briefing held at Temple Trees the leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella has said they will not giving up the struggle against Constitutional conspiracy .

As the minority government has lost the no confidence motion the new appointments made by the government have cancelled 

Thirteen Tea Pluckers Had Been Hospitalized Due To A Wasp Attack

Thirteen Tea Pluckers including Twelve

Females and a Male have been injured and hospitalized due to a Wasp attack whilst plucking Tea Leaves at a Tea Factory area in  Dambethanna Tea Estate in Haputale this noon (21).

The injured Tea Estate Workers had been admitted to Haputale District Hospital for treatment. Their condition is not serious it has been revealed . 

A Group Of UNP Parliamentarians Handed Over A Petition To Parliament Secrerary Against Releasing Funds To Minority Government

A group of United National Party (UNP)

MP's have handed over a petition to the General secretary of the Parliament today (21)stating Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Minister's, State Minister and their personal staff of the new minority government have no power to control state funds as per the 148 th article of the constitution regarding controlling state funds , as the speaker has declared he has no confidence on Cabinet Ministers and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe   on 15th of November.

It will be illegal to release funds to pay salaries and other perks to above mentioned members from the state fund from 15th of November the Petition argues .Even releasing funds for those members to  travel abroad and to travel from Helicopters within the country from the state fund is Anti Constitutional  petition has stressed .

UNP Parliamentarians Dr.Rajitha Senaratne, Ravi Karunanayake, ,Jayampathy Wikramaratna, Arjuna Ranathunge and Mano GaNishan hAve signed the petition.