The teams of wildlife officers have located the tusker which was injured after being hit by a lorry in the Galapitagala area on the Habarana-Maradankadawala road.
One of its tusks was broken in the accident following back the animal went missing.
The officers of the Department of Wildlife Conservation had located the animal sleeping near a tank Labunoruwa area of the Thirappane Divisional Secretariat today morning.
Wildlife officials have now confirmed that the elephant is with a group elephants.
The Department veterinary surgeon Chandana Jayasinghe and his veterinary team are attempting to treat the animal.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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