At least seven persons were killed and more than 40 others were injured when a bus ran off the road after colliding with a three-wheeler and a bridge in the Madurankuliya area of the Puttalam district today morning, Police said.
The bus was packed with more than 100 passengers on its way to Jaffna from Colombo
Passengers said the bus was travelling at high speed when it met with the accident and it was carrying passengers heading to offices located in Puttalam as well.
The seven passengers killed were in the passenger bus. The injured were rushed to the Puttalam hospital.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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