The Department of Prisons has made preparations to allow visitors to see inmates during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on April 12 and 13.
Accordingly, all prison institutions have been arranged to accept food, sweets and hygiene items brought by inmates' relatives for them from their homes while adhering to existing rules and health protocols. The items will must be provided in quantities sufficient for one person only, the Department added.
Meanwhile, the Prisons Department has also made arrangements for relatives of Muslim inmates to visit them on April 11 to coincide with the Ramadan festival. The same health and safety protocols will be applicable for these inmates as well.
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.
Railway General Manager H.M.K.B. Bandara passed away of a sudden illness today in Anuradhapura.
Fox Hill motor sports event ends in tragedy, seven killed
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