GOLDEN MELODIES

University Activities Are Being Paralysed Due To The Ongoing Strike Of Non Academic Staff

Due to the two day island wide strike

action  launched by Non academic staff of all state universities today  (28) academic and administrative activities of the universities are being paralysed according to University Trade Unions Joint Committee comprising of 18 Trade unions.

Academic activities as well As research and office work of all the state run universities are being paralysed as a result  of the strike the Joint Committe has announced .

The University Non Academic staff had launched the two day strike to force the authorities to solve their salary anomaly problem  according to the Trade union activists .

Meanwhile University Academic staff too had threatened that they will launch an Island Wide strike within two weeks time demanding solutions for theit seevice  demands. 

A Suspect Had Been Sentenced A Rigorous Life Time Imprisonment Over Possessing 344 Grammes Of Heroin

Colombo High Court Judge Vikum

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Kaluarachchi had today  (28)sentenced a person who was in remand custody over crime charges a rigorous life time imprisonment over possessing 344 Grammes of Heroin at Welikada Prison.

The accused who had been remanded over nine criminal offences had found possessing the haul of Heroin whilst in remand custody on 03rd of March 2012 and after hearing the case against him he had been found guilty over the charge it has been revealed.

The suspect is a resident of Dematagoda area according to reports. 

Police Fired Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A University Students Protest March

Riot Police have fired tear gas and high

preassure water cannons to disperse a Protest march of University students belongs to Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) at Lotus junction in Colombo this Evening (28).

The protesters who had launched the  protest march from Technical Junction in Colombo Fort this noon by demamding to ptovide solutions for several demands imcluding removing  the private University Act had marched towards the Lotus Junction and when they have attempted to march towards the presidential secretariet  riot police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse them. .

Police have closed down the Lotus Road due to the  heavy traffic congestion crested as a result of the protest march .

A heavy traffic had been prevailed in and around Technical Junction and Colombo Fort for few hours as a result of the protest .

WHY ARE PEOPLE IN USA LIVING SHORTER LIVES

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-

49437287/why-are-people-in-the-usa-living-shorter-lives

"අවංක මිතුදම ඇත්තේ වෙන් වීමට නොසිතා එක් වීමට උත්සාහ දරන තැනය -වැරදි සාදාගෙන සැබැ ලෝකයේ නොසැඟවී එකිනෙකා වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටින තැනය "

Three Persons Along With Nine Thousand Liters Of Artificial Toddy Taken In To Custody In Marawila

Excise Department officials have today 

(27)taken in to custody around 9000 Liters of Artificial Toddy along with three Persons who had disturbed the search operation of officials at Thal Vila and Muhudukatuwa areas in Marawila. 

The officials have also taken in to custody a large number of Barrels and Tanks which utilised to store Toddy from the site .

The estimated value of the Artificial Toddy taken in to custody is around Rs.1.2 million it has been revealed  .

The Three suspects are due to be produced before Marawila Magistrate Court on 04th of September.