A seventeen year old student receiving treatment at Theldeniya Hospital(Kandy District( has,died after falling from the sixth floor of the hospital it has been reported .
The incident occured whilst the student were receiving treatment for a stroke according to reports.
PAn Airforce Personal was killed due to an explosion occurred at a Airforce shooting Camp in kandakuliya,area ,Kalpitiya (North western Procince) this evening (26) according to Kalpitiya Police.
The deceased was identified as a 28 year old Airforce personal attached to the Bomb disposal squad resided in Chilaw area.The incident occurred when the deceased attempting to inspect an explosives it has been revealed.The body of the deceased is lying at the Kalpitiya Hospital for the post mortem.
A 22 year old youth has drowned whilst bathing in a river at Halwatura,area in Bulathsinghala this evening (26).
The deceased youth was a resident of Horana area and had drowned whilst bathing in a river with few other youth it has been revealed.His body had sent to Ingiriya Base Hospital for the Post Mortem.
Ratnapura Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had yesterday (25) sentenced the former retired Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police (DIG) Lalith Wijesinghe a five year rigorous imprisonment and ordered to pay Rs.20,000 as the fine over influencing the OIC in Kahawatte Police to avoid arresting the murder suspect Podujana Peramuna MP Premalal Jayasekare alias "Choka malli" .
The Former retired Senior DIG was charged for influencing the Kahawatte OIC from carrying out his duties when he was the senior supirintendent of police in Ratnapura district.
The All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association had announced that the Association will reduce the price of the loaf of Bread weighing 450 Grammes if the Government reduce taxes imposed on the ingredients used to make bread.
If the Government can reduce the taxes a loaf of bread will bw reduced to Rs.100 the Association has stated.
All the schools in Puttalam District are being closed today (20)due to the adverse weathee conditions prevailing in the district at presen...
