A Body of an Elephant who had died due to an Electrocution found from a House garden at Rambawa area in Kakirawa (North Central Province )..
The deceased Elephant was around 25-30 years old and roamed in and around ritigala area during past few weeks it has been revealed.
Sixteen persons had been injured and hospitalized due to a Bus -Lorry collision occurred at Suduwalimankada area in Wadduwa today (02)
The accident occurred when a Lorry collided with the rare side of a Bus transporting employees of a Garment factory from Kalutara to Panadura area ,The accident occurred as a result of the Lorry driver falling a sleep whilst at the Wheel ,
Wadduwa Police had arrested the Lorry driver regarding the incident and conducting further investigations over the incident .
.Sri Lanka Police had stopped a massive protest march
against the state suppression commenced opposite the Elphinstone Theater in Maradana(Colombo District ) this noon (02) ,near the Maradana Railway station .
The Protest march was attended by multiple groups including over 150 trade unions and mass organizations as well as 20 political parties including main opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya (SJB) Party ,Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ,Front line Socialist party and the 43rd Brigade was stopped by the Police deployed to provide security in the Colombo City when the protesters marched towards Colombo Fort Railway station .However the leftist Jathika Janabalawegaya lead by Jantha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) had not participated the Protest march .Heated words exchanged between the protestors and the Police officers when the Police had attempted to prevent the Protestors from reaching Colombo Fort railway station .
Earlier Police had issued a letter to the organizers of the Protest march stating that a permission will not be granted to protest opposite the Colombo Fort Railway station and nearby area .The letter issued by the Police Superintendent has stated that the protest would lead a traffic congestion as well as affecting the movements of tourists,
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Chinese Government has officially donated 10.6 million liters of Diesel to Sri Lanka yesterday (31)/. According to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo this stock of Diesel is due to be utilized to improve the livelihoods of Sri Lankan sectors suffered due to the Diesel shortage including Agriculture and Fisheries sectors .
The Ship carrying the above stock of Diesel is scheduled to be arrived in Sri Lanka during November -December season .the Embassy had stated ,
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Colombo High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe had today (01) sentenced a person who was arrested for keeping 4 kilo grammes of Heroin in his possession life time imprisonment .
High Court judge had also fined the suspect Rs.25,000 over the charge of Heroin smuggling.Police officers attached to Police Anti Narcotic Bureau had arrested the suspect on 29th of June 2016 at Mahabage area
