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Friday, February 22, 2019

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Two Youth Had Been Critically Injured Due To A Road Accident

Two 19 Year old youth (A male and a female ) had been critically injured and hospitalized after

the Motor Car they were travelling in veering off the road and crashed in to a lamp post at Thalawa-Andarawewa road in Anuradhsapura last evening (21).

The injured had been admitted to Thalawa Hospital and later transferred them to the Anuradhapura General Hospital for further treatment .

The motor car had driven without considering Police orders to stop it and as a result of the driver's inability to control the speed of the vehicle it crashed in to a lamp post it has been revealed.

The 19 year old driver even not obtained a valid driving incense according to Police.Thalawa Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.

Three Persons Including Two Sri Lankans And A Pakistani National Had Been Arrested With 73,000 Illegal Cigarette Sticks In Possession

Airport customs officers have arrested three persons including two Sri Lankan Businessmen

and a Pakistani National last night (21) and this Morning (22) at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport with 358 Cigarette cartons containing around 73,000 foreign made Illegal Cigarette sticks in possession.

Customs Officers have first arrested the 55 year old Pakistani National who had arrived in Katunayake Airport from Karachchi,Paksitan last evening and this morning arrested a 47 year old Kandy based Businessman arrived in from Dubai and a 22 year old Sri Lankan Businessman arrived in from Sarjah,United Arab Emirates .

The two suspected Sri Lankan Businessmen had been arrested when they were leaving the Airport through the Green channel .The estimated value of the stock of Cigarette sticks taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is more than Rs.4 million it has been revealed.

Airport customs are investigating over the incident .

State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake Has Given A Statement To The Committee Probe On Ministers And MP's Using Cocaine

State Minister of Roads and Road Development Ranjan Ramanayake has today (22) given a

statement to the Four member committee appointed by the Governing United National Party (UNP) under the chairmanship of Minister Lakshman Kiriella to probe on Ministers and MP's who are using Cocaine as stated by State Minister Ramanayake. at committee Room number 27 of the Parliamentary complex.

State Minister Ramanayake has given a statement to the Committee for around half and hour s it has been revealed.

The committee report is scheduled to be handed over to the Prime Minister Ranil Wwikramasinghe on this Monday (25) and later it will produced before the working committee of the UNP next Wednesday (27).

After the statement State Minister Ramanayake had went to a Private Hospital in Colombo and checked his blood and urine samples to test whether he has consumed 11 narcotics including Cocaine during last three months.,He had later shown his Blood and urine sample reports to the media during a Press briefing held in Colombo this evening .The reports conformed that the State Minister has not used any narcotic during last three months.

Defense State Minister Ruwan Wijewardane Had Sworn in As Non Cabinet Minister Of Media -Mangala Resigns From Media Portfolio

State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardane had been sworn in as the Non Cabinet Minister of Media this evening(22) before President Maithripala Sirisena at President's official residence in Colombo.

Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera had resigned from his Media Ministry portfolio this evening paved the way for appointing a non Cabinet Minister to handle Media.

However when a Cabinet portfolio becomes vacant Prime Minister will automatically becomes in charge of that portfolio .