The bodies of two out of four youths who were bathing in the Kelani River near the Mapitigama Bridge in Navagamuwa were found today (2) by Navy divers, Navagamuwa Police said.
It is alleged that one of the deceased had passed an interview for a job and thrown a party with liquor on the banks of the Kelani River near the Mapitigama Bridge to three of his friends to celebrate the occasion.
Police said initial inquiries have revealed that the youth had been consuming liquor while bathing in the river and two of them, 27- and 19-years old, had drowned while the other two had fallen asleep on the river bank.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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