Kayts Magistrate Court released 33 Indian fishermen yesterday after handing them 18 month Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) suspended for five years and three others were further remanded under different charges.
The Indian fishermen were taken into custody by the Navy on March 15 for engaging in bottom trawling in Sri Lankan territorial waters and later handed over authorities for legal action.
Three others including two skippers and another fishermen who was a repeated offender were jailed for six months and one year respectively. So far, eleven Indian fishermen are jailed in courts for engaging in bottom trawling in Sri Lankan territorial waters. (N. Thayalan)
The Sri Lanka Army has launched in internal investigation into the accident at the Fox Hill super-Cross races in Diyathalwa yesterday claiming seven lives.
An opportunity to travel to Japan for employment as skilled workers is being offered under a programme known as ‘Jayagamu’ Sri Lanka, announced by Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara.
Railway General Manager H.M.K.B. Bandara passed away of a sudden illness today in Anuradhapura.
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