About 1500 persons from 450 families were affected by recent heavy rains that resulted in flash floods in the Northern province.
Majority of the families affected by floods were from Point Pedro, Karaveddy, Polikandy, Maruthankerny, Chavakachcheri and Karainagar in Jaffna district.
Heavy rains also affected Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Mannar districts as well. (Pix by Romesh Madushanka)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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