A group of students of the Inter University Bhikkhu Federation (IUBF) staged a protest march to the Education Ministry premises in Isurupaya, Battaramulla yesterday. About 70 protesters took part in the march, calling on the government to immediately halt alleged attempts to privatise the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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