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Monday, February 11, 2019

Agriculture Department Has Announced The "Ending Of Sena" Caterpillar -Environmentalists Have Deny Iit

The Department Of Agriculture has recently announced that the "Sena" Caterpillar which destroyed the most of the "Maize " cultivation in the country has now successfully controlled .

However local Environmentalists have stated that the "Sena " Caterpillar threat is still there and theirs a great risk of spreading "Sena " Caterpillar in local cultivation's during next May to November .

Meanwhile it has been decided to cultivate "Maize " within first two weeks of may the yala seasoi SAEASON beginning from 01st of May during a meeting held at Agriculture Department yesterday ( 10)to discuss on controlling "Sena "Caterpillar.

Capital Punishment -Prison Department Has Called Applications For Hangman Post

As President Maithripala Sirisena Has recently told in Parliament that the Capital Punishment

will be imposed on Drug smugglers within next two months ,The Prisons Department has called applications for the Hangman post it has been reported.The closing date for applying Hangman post is 25th of February .

Meanwhile Welikada Prison has sent the hanging rope at the Prison to Sri Lanka Standard Institute for a Standard test as its around 12 years old it has been revealed.

The rope has been imported from Pakistan and if it proves the quality of the rope is not up to standard the Department is planning to purchase a good quality rope for the prison according to reports.

A Person Had Been Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin In Possession

A 39 year old person suspected as a close aide of powerful underworld gang member

"Angoda Lokka" who had been arrested in Dubai, had been arrested by the Police officers attached to Anti Corruption Unit at Walana today (11) whilst transporting 42.40 Grammes of Heroin at Madiwela area (Colombo ).

The suspect along with the haul of Heroin taken in to custody in possession of him had been handed over to Mirihana Police .

The police are due to produce the suspect before court tomorrow(12) to obtain a detention order to question him further .

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A Person Was Arrested With 30 Gelignite Bars At Mannar

Sri Lanka Navy along with Mannar Police have arrested a 36 year old persons whilst

transporting 30 Gelignite bars weighing around 03 Kilo Grammes and other equipment including 19 detonators by a Motorcycle from Mannar to South Bar area yesterday (10).

The suspect who is a resident of Mannar area along with the stock of explosives taken in to custody in his possession and his Motorcycle had been handed over to Mannar Police for future course of action it has been revealed.