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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Smog In Southern Europe Sparks Car Ban And Street Protesrs

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-51132764

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Polonnaruwa Magistrate Ordered To Release 85,000 Kilo Frammes Of Rice Taken Into Custody Over Not Suitable For Human Consumption

Polonnaruwa Magistrate Asela De Silva

has today (16)ordered the Welikanda Public Health Inspector (PHI) to release a stock of 85,000 Kilo Grammes of Rice taken in to custody by Comsumer Affairs Authority and sealed under a court order over sellimg a stock which was not suitable for human consumption ,back to the owner .

The stock of Rice which was talen in to custody by Consumer Affairs Authority on 26 th of November last year was sealed under the court order ,However the owner of the Rice stock New Ratna Rice Private Limited in Polonnaruwa had submitted a report of Government Analyst saying the rice stock was suitable for human consumption .

Therefore Polinnaruwa Magistrate has ordered the Welikanda PHI to release the Rice stock back to the owner .

A Buddha Statue Gifted To First Archeology Commissioner In Ceylon H.C.P Bell Returned To Sri Lanka After 100 Years

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

england-hampshire-51105006/buddha-heirloom-returned-to-sri-lanka-by-hampshire-family

A 22 Hour Water Cut Mafia To Hit Colombo On This Saturday (18)

A 22 hour long water cut will be

implemented in Several areas of Colombo including Colombo ,Dehiwala ,Mount-Lavinia ,Kaduwela and Kotte Municipal Coumcil areas from 9 a.m on this Saturday(18)to 7 a.m on following day (Sunday ) due to an annual maintainance work at Ambathale Water purifcation center according to National Water Supplies And Drainage Board .

The other areas where the 22 hour water cut scheduled to be implemented are Maharagama,Boralesgamuwa and Kolonnawa Urban Council areas and Kotikawatta,Mulleriyawa Rathmalana and Soyzapura Flats .

Long hour water cuts will be caused spreading of communicable diseases like diarrhea and Dengue as well as cause hygenic provlems in the society according to Medical circles .