arrested a 35 year old person with a parcel containing 1.37 Kilo Grammes of Heroin in his possession at Dikovita area in Wattala this evening(19).
The suspect who is a resident of Samupakarawatta in Dikowita ,Wattala had run after seen the Police whilst carrying the Heroin parcel.However Police officers have chased and arrested him it has been revealed.
The estimated value of the haul of Heroin taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is nearly Rs.10 million according to Police.
The Space craft "Cygnus cargo "carrying the first satellite made by two Sri Lankan research engineers "Ravana-1" that launched in to the space yesterday(18) from Virginia,USA ,had been reached International Space Station this evening(19) it has been reported.
The "Ravana-1"-Sattellite has been made by research engineers Tharindu Dayaratne and Dulani chamika attached to Arthur .C Cletk center in.Moratuwa under the Birds project in Japan.
year old sister has been injured and hospitalized after a lightning had struck them in ftont of their house at Vishwamadu area in Pudukudirippu area ,Mulathivu this noon(19).
Lightning had struck them whilst they were in front of the house during the heavy showers experienced at that time.
The injured girl had been admitted to Darmapuram district hospital for treatment it had been revealed.
Wild Life Department has made the area in Kumana National Park where a person was killed due to a leopard attack and other places in the park where leopards are as temporary banned zones for tourists .
This decision has been taken after the killing of a 48 year old laborer by a leopard at kiripokuna area on Babure-Bambaragasthalawa road near the Kumana Park last evening(18).
Earlier it has been reported that the deceased who has died due to heavy bleeding after being bitten by the leopard was a tractor driver.
The deceased has been identified as a 48 year old resident of Pothuvil area worked as a laborer in Kumana Park.
Another person who is a jeep driver accompanied the wild life officers to the scene had been attacked by the same leopard whilst he has photographing the leopard and admitted to Pothuvil hospital with critical injuries it has been revealed.Later he had been transferred to Ampara General Hospital for further treatment .
Doctors have performed few Surgeries on him .
Meanwhile Wild life department has ordered an inquiry over the incident.
Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of a Building attached to the hospital this morning(19).
