A total of 24 houses had been destroyed completely due to a fire at the Hollyrood tea estate in Talawakelle last night.
A fire which had broken out at a residence had spreaded across the other string of houses, Talawakelle-Lindula Urban Council Chairman Ashoka Sepala said.
Talwakelle Police suspect that the fire had occured as a result of an electric leakage while a mobile phone had been connected to a switch.
The fire had been controlled by the Talawakelle Fire Service, Police, Army, Special Task Force, and estate workers in the area.
A total of 71 people belonging to 24 families have been displaced due to the incident. They have been temporarily located at the Talawakelle Tamil Maha Vidyalaya.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Secretary of the Justice Ministry has been instructed by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe not to gazette the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution dealing with the Presidential term, until the Presidential elections are held.
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